The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Bristol City last weekend, while Cardiff played out a 1-1 draw against Stoke City.
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Rotherham United will host Cardiff City in an EFL Championship fixture at New York Stadium on Thursday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat away to Bristol City last weekend, while Cardiff played out a 1-1 draw against Stoke City. Both sides are currently locked on 46 points from 43 games, with Millers occupying 19th spot in the English second tier standings, while the visitors are sitting one place behind them, separated by goal-difference. Meanwhile, the reverse fixture in October last year ended 1-0 in favour of the Bluebirds thanks to Jaden Philogene-Bidace’s second-half effort.
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Rotherham lost out to Bristol City last time out despite the fact that Jordan Hugill’s 67th-minute penalty kick canceled out Tommy Conway’s first-half opener. Andreas Weimann’s effort one minutes into the injury time handed the Millers their 17th league-defeat of the season and extended their winless run to four games, losing two in the period. On a positive note, Rotherham’s home-record has been pretty decent this term, having won eight of their 21 second tier games at New York Stadium so far.
Cardiff, on the other hand, have won 12 Championship-matches this term and six of those victories have come on the road. The Bluebirds shared the spoils against the Potters last Saturday thanks to Sory Kaba’s 29th-minute equaliser. Prior to that, Sabri Lamouchi’s side got the better of Watford (3-1) at Vicarage Road courtesy of first-half efforts from Kion Etete, Cedric Kipre and Sory Kaba. It was a crucial win for the Bluebirds in the context of their battle for survival. As of now, Cardiff are sitting three points clear of the drop zone and the winner of Thursday’s fixture will be all but mathematically safe.
Rotherham United probable starting lineup: Johansson, Peltier, Humphreys, Wood, Bramall, Lindsay, Coventry, Ogbene, Quina, Fosu-Henry, Hugill
Cardiff City probable starting lineup: Alnwick, Romeo, Ng, Kipre, McGuinness, O’Dowda, Sawyers, Wintle, Ralls, Etete, Kaba
Rotherham United
| Opponents | Score |
| Bristol City | 2-1 (L) |
| Burnley | 2-2 (D) |
| Luton | 0-2 (L) |
| Norwich | 0-0 (D) |
| West Brom | 3-1 (W) |
Cardiff City
| Opponents | Score |
| Stoke | 1-1 (D) |
| Watford | 1-3 (W) |
| Sheffield United | 4-1 (L) |
| Sunderland | 0-1 (L) |
| Blackpool | 1-3 (W) |
| last 5 match-results | Score |
| Cardiff beat Rotherham | 1-0 |
| Cardiff draw Rotherham | 1-1 |
| Cardiff beat Rotherham | 1-2 |
| Rotherham beat Cardiff | 2-1 |
| Cardiff beat Rotherham | 5-0 |
The EFL Championship match between Rotherham United and Cardiff City will take place at New York Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Rotherham United vs Cardiff City | Key Details |
| Date | April 27 (Thursday) |
| Venue | New York Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Friday) |
Football fans in India can live stream the match through FanCode. Meanwhile, those in UK can watch the match on Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Go Extra and Sky Ultra HD.
