Wrexham V Cardiff City: Carabao Cup – Live

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Cardiff City reached nan last of this title conscionable 13 years ago. They came mighty adjacent to winning their first awesome trophy since 1927 arsenic well, their opponents Liverpool missing their first 2 penalties of a shootout, but it wasn’t to beryllium for nan Bluebirds. Still, it could person been worse: while Cardiff were battling connected nan large shape for glamorous bits of silverware, that aforesaid season, 2011-12, saw Wrexham neglect to extricate themselves from nan Conference National for nan 4th play successful a row.

How times change. Wrexham required different 11 seasons, and a ample sprinkle of Hollywood stardust, to regain their Football League status, but having done so, look astatine them now. They’re presently mid-table successful nan Championship, 10 places and 1 section supra Cardiff, who sewage themselves relegated past play while Wrexham were heading nan different way. So it’s a large position switcheroo, and coming it’s nan Dragons who get nan bookies’ motion complete their Welsh rivals. Times alteration each right.

Having said each that, there’s improbable to beryllium excessively overmuch successful it. Neither squad are successful nan top shape correct now. Wrexham person only mislaid 1 of their past six matches, but they’ve only won 1 too; Cardiff, aft a blistering commencement to their promotion campaign, person mislaid 3 of their past five. And yet nan feelgood vibes are still beardown astatine some clubs. Throw successful nan truth these 2 haven’t met since a Welsh Cup semi-final successful 2004 and past met successful nan convention successful March 2002 – Wrexham won nan cup game, Cardiff nan 1 successful nan convention – and this is poised beautifully. Kick-off is astatine 8pm GMT. It’s on!