Cardiff Vs Chelsea Match Preview 10th May 2014

THE BLUES LOOK TO MAKE BLUEBIRDS SING THEIR TUNE

Kick off : Cardiff City Stadium ,11th May ,15:00 BST 

Cardiff hosts Chelsea in their last match in their first season back in the big league, and they go back to where they came from at the end of it. With 30 points in 37 matches Cardiff is the lowest rank team of the league. With Newcastle’s 3-0 thrashing in their last match, they have 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw as their last 5 match stats.

With 79 points and 3rd ranking, and 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in their last 5 games, Chelsea’s season has been somewhat disappointing by their standards. Under Manager Jose Mourinho, they were within the reach of the title when they blew it by drawing 0-0 against Norwich.

Chelsea Winger Hazard is sent Flying into the air by norwich defender 

Relegated Cardiff will hope to end their season in the Premier League with a win over Chelsea. Chelsea will play to win but the ride to second spot is not in their hands. They rank 3rd on the table, 4 points behind Man City and 2 points behind Liverpool. If they win their match and Liverpool loses theirs, they can still end up as runners up, but Liverpool are not likely to be so obliging.

Star Players to look out for
Chelsea has good strikers like Demba Ba, Torres and Eto in its squad. It may be a farewell match for Ashley Cole, Captain John Terry and Frank Lampard as their contracts are expiring.


Injury & Team News
Cardiff will be without star defender Juan Cala who is serving a 3-match suspension
for improper conduct. Manager Solskjaer may take the chance to use some of his squad's younger players.
For Chelsea, Frank Lampard is ill and likely to miss the match. Striker Samuel Eto, winger Oscar and goalkeeper Petr Cech are all doubtful due to injuries. Midfielder Ramires is also out on suspension.

Final Score prediction
Cardiff-0, Chelsea- 3


Chelsea is likely to emerge winner against weakling Cardiff to end the season on a good note.


Written By : Namita Jain