Cardiff City news 18/01/02

Fri 18th January 2002 - Wycombe preview

Cardiff City travel to face Wycombe in another crucial Division 2 encounter. Both teams are hit by injuries ahead of tomorrow's game. City have lost Spencer Prior this week, out for possibly 4 weeks with a fractured bone in his back. Peter Thorne, long time injured is not ready to return yet. Des Hamilton is now fit and may come into the reckoning next Tuesday when City play Stoke, Willie Boland will miss the match through suspention and Des may be calld up. Rhys Weston comes in for Prior.

Wycombe have lost 4 players to injury in the two FA Cup games against Fulham www.chairboys.com reveal that

Our Cup campaign has not been without its cost. In the two games against Fulham Wanderers have added four players to the injury list. Andy Rammell and Paul McCarthy were lost in the first game at Adams Park while the replay at Craven Cottage saw Dave Carroll and Jermaine McSporran book their places in the treatment room. All four of those players are expected to miss Saturday's clash with The Bluebirds, with McCarthy and Carroll looking at three or four weeks on the sidelines.

McSporran is ranked as 50/50 after taking a knock to his ankle at Craven Cottage and Sanchez is contemplating on giving Sean Devine his first start in 20 months. That maybe too much of a risk and long serving Keith Ryan could play up front.

Right wing-back Danny Senda is out suspended and central defender Mark Rogers is away on international duty for Canada. Youth Teamer Roger Johnson is set to be upgraded from his position on the bench in Wanderers last two games.

Back to Saturday's game. City really must win, Wycombe are a point ahead of Cardiff and 2 places above having played a game less. City have matches against Stoke and Brighton following this game. We have to take points off the teams above us in the hope of making the play offs. Automatic promotion cannot be ruled out but after the next three games we will know what our ambition for the season will be.

City are taking an 18 man squad to Adams Park. Leon Jeanne will be on the subs bench and Alan Cork has hinted that he may get some playing action.

City travel with

Alexander, Kendall, Weston, Gabbidon, Young, Legg, Boland, Bonner, Kavanagh, Brayson, Bowen, Earnshaw, Gordon, Leo FW, Low, Maxwell, Hughes, Jeanne.

City do not have a good record at Wycombe, we've only ever played there twice and lost 3 - 1 both times.

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