Does anyone feel Bolton get their finger out and disappoint Cardiff City with a win and stop them from getting into the playoffs?.......No thought not, we will get a good thrashing this game I am sure!
My prediction: Bolton 0-3 Cardiff
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Ref watch: Lee Collins to oversee Cardiff City clash
Lee Collins will oversee Bolton Wanderers’ trip to Cardiff City on Saturday.
Predominantly running the rule over fixtures in League One and League Two throughout his career, the Surrey-based official took charge of his first Championship fixture in February 2012.
The man in the middle for one previous Wanderers outing, Mr Collins last controlled a Whites match in March 2013 when the Trotters won 3-2 away at Barnsley.
Matthew Buonassisi and Andrew Quin will run the line, while Andy Davies is the fourth official.
It would be great if they play well like they did against Boro. Charlton was a real come down after that so a good performance might show that there's improvement.
SETTING THE SCENE Bolton Wanderers travel to Cardiff City on Saturday for their penultimate away game of the 2015/16 Sky Bet Championship season.
Still searching for their first win on the road this campaign, the Whites last win on their travels came against the Bluebirds back in April 2015.
Boasting the superior record in this fixture, Bolton clinched a league double over Cardiff last year but were on the losing side in a five-goal thriller when the two sides met earlier this season – Gary Madine scoring the pick of the goals.
Currently sitting one place and six points outside of the second tier play-off places, Cardiff still hold faint hopes for promotion with three games of the regular season remaining.
Losing just twice at home throughout the campaign, Russell Slade’s side boast the best home record in the division outside of the top six.
But without a win from their last four outings, Cardiff will be eager to make home advantage count as they look to keep their play-off dreams alive at the expense of the Trotters.
TEAM NEWS Mark Davies will miss the trip to South Wales with a knee injury but Dorian Dervite could come back into contention as he closes in on a first team return after returning to full training.
Elsewhere, Wellington Silva continues his recovery in a bid to feature again before the end of the season, while Gary Madine remains troubled by injury.
Jay Spearing is unlikely to play for the club again this season while Filip Twardzik has joined Slavia Prague on trial.
Max Clayton (hamstring) remains a long-term absentee despite recently stepping up his rehabilitation.
LAST TIME WE WERE HERE Wanderers ran out comfortable 3-0 winners on their last visit to South Wales as Eidur Gudjohnsen’s opener and a Craig Davies sealed all three points against Cardiff City.
LAST CARDIFF CITY XI (v Brentford, L2-1) Marshall, Peltier, Morrison, Connolly, Malone, Whittingham, Ralls, Noone (Lawrence 75), Pilkington, O’Keefe (Ameobi 88), Immers (Zohore 84).
ONE TO WATCH A loan signing from Eredivisie side Feyenoord, Lex Immers has impressed for Cardiff City since joining the club back in January.
Netting his first Bluebirds goal on his maiden start for the club against Huddersfield Town, the Dutch forward has fired five goals from 14 appearances so far during his time in South Wales.
Currently six points off the play-off places with three games to go, Cardiff still hold faint hopes of prolonging their season, with Immers hoping to remain among the goals to keep their promotion dreams alive.
Lots of talk from Jimmy about experimenting with more young players in this game so it's going to be interesting to see if they can cope and keep the score respectable. Looking forward to seeing who is given a chance - Samizadeh perhaps? He might go the whole hog - should be good.
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