All-time results record (League, FA Cup and League Cup)

	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD
Home	25	14	4	7	52	32	+20
Away	24	7	9	8	37	37	0
Total	49	21	13	15	89	69	+20

First league meetings

Albion first played Cardiff City at The Hawthorns on October 22, 1921, with the game finishing in a 2-2draw. Howard Gregory and Andy Smith scored. The Baggies travelled to Ninian Park for the first time just seven days later with the Bluebirds winning 2-0. This was City's first season in Old Division One and they finished fourth on 48 points, eight ahead of the 13th-placed Baggies.

Big wins and defeats

Albion's biggest win over the Bluebirds was 6-1 at home on November 21, 1953, in Old Division One. Ronnie Allen bagged four and Johnny Nicholls scored a brace. The Baggies finished second in league this season and also won the FA Cup against Preston North End in front of a 99,852 crowd at Wembley Stadium. The Baggies also beat City 5-0 at Ninian Park on April 24, 1948, in Old Division One. Arthur Taylor scored a double and Jack Haines also notched twice, including a penalty. Arthur Rowley netted the final goal. This season saw the end of an era when Fred Everiss handed over his managerial duties to Jack Smith, after he had been in charge since 1902. Everiss went on to become a director and was associated with the Albion for a total of 55 years (1896-1951).

The biggest defeats Albion have suffered at the hands of Cardiff were both 3-0. The first was on Boxing Day 1922. This season the first full international was staged at The Hawthorns when England beat Ireland 2-0 in October in front of a 20,173 crowd. The second came the following season on November 3, again at Ninian Park.

Interesting fact

Cardiff midfielder Riccardo Scimeca spent over one-and-a-half years at The Hawthorns and was part of the Albion squad that pulled off the 2004/05 Premier League 'Great Escape'.

Last time out

Home - Football League Championship (January 19, 2008): Albion 3 (Bednar, Albrechtsen, Johnson [og]) Cardiff 3 (Parry 2, Ledley).

Away - Football League Championship (April 1, 2008): Cardiff 0 Albion 0

Form guide (last six league matches)

Albion: DWWWWD

Cardiff City: WDLLLW

Last league match line-ups

Albion (v Derby County): Carson; Zuiverloon, Meite, Olsson, Mattock (Teixeira 56); Brunt, Jara, Dorrans, Cech; Moore (Bednar 68), Cox. Subs not used: Kiely (gk), Martis, Reid, Mulumbu, Samuels.

Cardiff City (v Preston): Marshall, Quinn, Gerrard (Kennedy 57), McNaughton, Hudson, Burke, Scimeca, Whittingham, Ledley (Rae 64), Chopra (McCormack 61), Bothroyd. Subs not used: Enckelman (gk), Taiwo, Etuhu, Matthews.

Cardiff team news

The Bluebirds will be without Jay Bothroyd as he serves a one-match ban for picking up five yellow cards. Joe Ledley (groin) and Michael Chopra (stomach upset) are also doubts. Anthony Gerrard (cut head) is expected to be fit.

Ref watch

Paul Taylor will referee tonight's game against Cardiff City. The Hertfordshire official last oversaw Albion in their 2-0 Coca-Cola Championship title-winning game against QPR at Loftus Road on May 4, 2008. So far this season he has handed out 59 yellow cards and six red cards in 15 games.

Betting

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Selected odds:

Albion to win 4/6
Cardiff to win 4/1
Draw 11/4
Gonzalo Jara to score 7/1
Peter Whittingham to score 3/1

Tickets

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