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Aidan McCartney

The most popular side on Match of the Day revealed - how do Cardiff City rank?

After you've been to the game in the day, the next thing on the agenda for Cardiff City fans is usually to get home and watch the highlights on Match of the Day.

Were the big calls right? How good was that Nathaniel Mendez-Laing goal? What did Neil Warnock have to say afterwards?

You know the drill.

But, unfortunately for Bluebirds fans, they usually have to stay up a bit later than many to see their side in action.

The Mirror have now revealed how many times sides have been the first game on with Liverpool leading the way this season with 12 starts to the show.

Cardiff languish near the bottom of the list, having only appeared first on the show twice.

However, Wolves and Watford are yet to be on first!

Neil Warnock celebrates (PA)

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Here's the full list...

19) Wolves - 0 times - Yet to appear first on Match of the Day.

19) Watford - 0 times - Like Wolves, they have not been the first game shown this season.

18) Brighton - 1 time - Brighton's only first appearance came for the 1-0 home defeat to Liverpool in January

11) Huddersfield - 2 times - Huddersfield have been on twice first - 5-0 at Chelsea and 4-0 to Spurs.

11) Fulham - 2 times - Already relegated Fulham have been prime time twice this season.

11) Cardiff - 2 times  - Neil Warnock's side have also been on twice with their defeat at Anfield featuring.

11) Southampton - 2 times - The Saints have also appeared twice, with the recent defeat at Manchester United appearing first in February.

11) Burnley - 2 times - Only twice have Burnley been featured first on Match of the Day this season.

11) West Ham - 2 times - West Ham’s impressive win over Manchester United was of two first appearances.

11) Everton - 2 times - Everton’s defeat at Newcastle in March took their tally of ‘first game on match-of-the-day’ appearances to two.

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8) Bournemouth - 2 times - Eddie Howe’s side have been on first three times this season, including a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle.

8) Crystal Palace - 3 times - Roy Hodgson’s men have appeared first on three times, including their memorable 3-2 win at Manchester City

8) Leicester - 3 times - Their win over Man City is one of three times they have featured first.

5) Tottenham - 4 times - Spurs have only been on first four times this season.

5) Newcastle - 4 times -  Alan Shearer has seen four first games for his side so far this term.

5) Arsenal - 4 times - The Gunners have been the main event four times this season.

4) Chelsea - 5 times - Maurizio Sarri’s side have been on first five times.

3) Manchester United - 6 times - United continue to be a feature of the first game.

2) Manchester City - 9 times - The current Premier League champions have been on nine times as the first game this season.

1) Liverpool - 12 times - Liverpool's free flowing style and impressive form has meant they are kings of appearing first.

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