Cardiff City v West Ham United
Gabby Logan presents live coverage of the Championship game between promotion rivals Cardiff City and West Ham United.
Gabby Logan presents live coverage of the Championship game between promotion rivals Cardiff City and West Ham United.
The visitors were relegated last season but with experienced manager Sam Allardyce at the helm they will hope to make an immediate return to the Premier League. There is no shortage of experience in the Hammers squad, with the likes of Kevin Nolan, Matthew Taylor and Carlton Cole all proven performers in the top flight. The Upton Park club also recruited strikers Nicky Maynard and Ricardo Vaz Te in the January transfer window, and Allardyce will hope the pair can score the goals to send the Hammers up.
Cardiff beat West Ham in their opening league game, courtesy of Kenny Miller's late goal, and that result has set the tone for an encouraging first campaign under Malky Mackay. As well as reaching the League Cup final, the Welsh side look on course for a top-six finish. However, Bluebirds fans will be acutely aware that they have lost in the play-offs in the last two seasons, and will therefore be desperate to secure automatic promotion if at all possible.
