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Cardiff City vs Colchester United

Championship
Cardiff
5-8-7
4-1
Final
Colchester
4-8-9
Ninian Park

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'COL
67%Possession33%
14Shots4
8On target3
11Corners2
2Saves7
5Fouls6

Who won: Cardiff 4-1

Cardiff City beat Colchester United 4-1 on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Ninian Park. Goals for Cardiff: Steven Thompson (52'), Peter Whittingham (57'), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (66') and Adam Virgo (own goal) (70'). Goals for Colchester: Johnnie Jackson (45').

What it means

  • Colchester has dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Cardiff has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Colchester19th in English League Two
Lineup
  1. 1Dean GerkenG
  2. 2George ElokobiD
  3. 3Matthew ConnollyD
  4. 4Adam VirgoD
  5. 5Karl DuguidM
  6. 6Johnnie JacksonM
  7. 7Kevin WatsonM
  8. 8Mark YeatesM
  9. 9Kevin McleodM
  10. 10Kevin LisbieF
  11. 11Teddy SheringhamF
Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 2Kevin McNaughtonD
  3. 3Glenn LoovensD
  4. 4Roger JohnsonD
  5. 5Chris GunterD
  6. 6Peter WhittinghamM
  7. 7Stephen McPhailM
  8. 8Paul ParryM
  9. 9Joe LedleyM
  10. 10Steven ThompsonF
  11. 11Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkF

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1
Last meeting: Cardiff 2, Colchester 1 (Dec 20)

Last 5

COL
  • Lvs WAT2-3
  • W@ SHW2-1
  • L@ WOL0-1
  • Lvs CRY1-2
  • T@ WAT2-2
CAR
  • Lvs CHA0-2
  • T@ HUL2-2
  • T@ LEI0-0
  • Wvs IPS1-0
  • L@ CHA0-3

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Game info

Venue
Ninian Park, Wales · Attendance 11,006
Officials
R Shoebridge (Referee)

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Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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