Brentford v Cardiff. Preview

Last updated : 20 April 2021 By Michael Morris

Tuesday 20th April, ko 6:00pm
Live on Sky Sports

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Cardiff City's first visit to the Brentford Community Stadium

Brentford are still in with a shout of automatic promotion. They are 8 points behind Watford but have a game in hand and still have to play The Hornets. So they have an incentive to get three poiints against Cardiff today. Although Reading were in a similar position and they failed to overcome their nerves.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank: "Preston, Millwall and Cardiff are similar, it's a 5-3-2, it's high-energy pressing and playing behind us.

"We need to deal with second balls and then we need to open up that second block of players.

"I also think the quality in players go up from Preston to Millwall to Cardiff. So it's a task, a big task ahead of us, but we are ready for that.

"But the quality to get that right is not just about snapping your finger, it's about quality on the day, if the players have got it or not got it, then it's up to us to find a solution to hurt them either on the side or in behind them."

Match facts

  • Brentford are looking to complete their first league double over Cardiff since the 1994-95 season.
  • Cardiff have scored in their last 18 league games against Brentford since losing 1-0 back in December 1998.
  • Both of Brentford’s last two home league matches have finished 0-0; the Bees last played out three straight home league goalless draws in January 1997.
  • Having won eight of Mick McCarthy’s first 14 league games in charge (D5 L1), Cardiff have since failed to win each of their last four (D2 L2).
  • Brentford’s Sergi Canós has been directly involved in five goals in three Championship starts against Cardiff City (4 goals, 1 assist).



Match Officials:

Referee: DARREN ENGLAND
Assistants: Marc Perry and Adrian Holmes
Fourth Official: Stephen Martin