Cardiff City vs Chelsea LIVE
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Date: Sunday, 31 March, 2019
Kick-off time: 2:05pm GMT, today
Referee: Craig Pawson
Chelsea head to Cardiff this afternoon looking for a result after a disappointing run has left their top four hopes in jeopardy.
Maurizio Sarri's Blues drew with Wolves before losing at Everton before the international break, and need a win to put pressure on the likes of Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United in the race for Champions League qualification.
As for Cardiff, the Bluebirds currently occupy the final relegation spot - five points adrift of Burnley and Southampton - but with two more games to play than Sean Dyche’s side.
After a huge victory over West Ham in front of their own fans last time out, Neil Warnock and his side will be looking for another big London scalp against Chelsea.
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Cardiff vs Chelsea team news and line-ups
Cardiff: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Josh Murphy, Victor Camarasa, Arter, Hoilett, Niasse
Subs: Ralls, Zohore, Reid, Bacuna, Mendez-Laing, Harris, Brian Murphy
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kovacic, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Higuain, Willian
Subs: Kante, Hazard, Loftus-Cheek, Caballero, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Christensen
Score prediction: Cardiff 1-1 Chelsea
Chelsea’s form on the road under Sarri remains a worry having lost six times away from west London this term in the league.
Cardiff, buoyed by that win over West Ham in their last outing, will fancy their chances of getting something.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
This will be the 45th meeting between the two clubs with Chelsea winning 19 of those meetings. Cardiff have 15 wins of their own however – although the last of those was back in 1986.
