Summary

  • Hoilett hits crossbar with second penalty

  • Ruddy saves Madine penalty for Cardiff in stoppage-time

  • Neves scores from 25 yards for Wolves

  • Wolves need five points for promotion

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Cardiff 0-0 Wolves

    Wolves get us under way at a raucous Cardiff City Stadium.

    A big 90 minutes coming up.

  2. Postpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    A minute's applause is held in tribute to former England captain Ray Wilkins, who passed away this week at the age of 61.

    Ray Wilkins tributeImage source, Rex Features
  3. Listen live on BBC local radiopublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    As the two teams make their way out at the Cardiff City Stadium, remember that you can listen to this game on BBC WM 95.6 and BBC Radio Wales.

    Although rights restrictions prevent us from streaming live audio commentary of tonight's game, you are still able to follow extensive coverage of your team.

    You can click here for the complete list of BBC local radio stations and frequencies.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

    Tweet us via #bbcefl

    What do you make of this, then?

    Neil Warnock was named the EFL Championship team of the season's manager, but notice there are no Cardiff players named in the XI.

    Fair or unfair? Who would you have had in your starting XI?

    Get in touch using #bbcefl on Twitter.

    Championship team of the seasonImage source, EFL

    EFL Championship team of the season:

    Ruddy, Sessegnon, Terry, Coady, Fredericks, Cairney, Neves, Maddison, Adomah, Vydra, Reid.

  5. Team newspublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Benik AfobeImage source, Rex Features

    Nuno Espirito Santo makes four changes from the Wolves XI that started their 2-2 midweek draw against Hull City as Matt Doherty, Ruben Neves, Benik Afobe and Leo Bonatini return.

    Meanwhile, Alfred N'Diaye, Helder Costa and Ivan Cavaleiro drop to the bench.

    Wolves: Ruddy, Douglas, Boly, Coady, Bennett, Doherty, Saiss, Neves, Jota, Bonatini, Afobe.

    Subs: Norris, N'Diaye, Batth, Cavaleiro, Costa, Gibbs-White, Hause.

  6. Team newspublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

    Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock makes three changes from Monday’s 1-1 draw at Sheffield United. Right-back Lee Peltier, midfielder Craig Bryson and winger Yanic Wildschut replace Bruno Ecuele Manga, Marko Grujic and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

    Cardiff: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson, Bryson, Paterson; Wildschut, Hoilett, Zohore.

    Subs: Murphy, Ecuele Manga, Pilkington, Mendez-Laing, Damour, Traore, Madine.

  7. 'We are ready'published at 19:33 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Top of the ChampionshipImage source, BBC Sport

    It's fair to say Wolves and Cardiff have run away with the Championship this season, but as we enter the final stages of the season, how does Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo assess their chances against the Bluebirds?

    "They [Cardiff] are a tough team. They have been proving themselves throughout the competition that they are a hard team to play against," the 44-year-old said.

    "We are ready and we know what we are going to face. We want to be better than them."

  8. A pit of witspublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Nathanial Mendez-LaingImage source, Rex Features

    In August, Cardiff inflicted defeat upon Wolves at Molineux as Nathaniel Mendez-Laing's 77th-minute winner gave them all three points to take them top of the Championship.

    Both sides have pretty much stayed within the top four ever since.

    Ahead of the return fixture, Warnock said: "They will be at full strength with some very good players. The Portuguese lads have done well and the backbone of the team, the English lads, have revelled in it. We’re looking forward to pitting our wits against them."

  9. Battle of the bossespublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Managers graphicImage source, Getty Images/BBC Sport

    You don't make up the Championship top two for no reason. Both tonight's bosses have turned their respective side's form around under their reigns.

    Since joining the Bluebirds in 2016, Neil Warnock has a win percentage of a whopping 51%. Quite an achievement given the Welsh side's budget.

    Meanwhile, Nuno Espirito Santo has masterminded Wolves' good form this season as they currently lie six points clear at the Championship summit.

    A win for either side this evening will surely see them all but over the line.

  10. Cardiff set for record crowdpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Dafydd Pritchard
    BBC Sport Wales at Cardiff City Stadium

    Tonight’s top-of-the-table Championship encounter between second-placed Cardiff City and leaders Wolves looks set to attract the biggest crowd for a league game in Wales for 42 years.

    January’s FA Cup defeat by Premier League champions elect Manchester City drew an attendance of 32,339, but the largest gate for a league game at Cardiff City Stadium remains 28,680 against Derby County in 2016.

    With 27,500 tickets sold for tonight’s game as of Thursday afternoon, tonight’s fixture is expected to break that record as the biggest since more than 35,000 watched Cardiff take on Hereford at Ninian Park in 1976.

    And with Wolves bringing 3,000 of their fans to the Welsh capital, it promises to be an electric atmosphere.

  11. Can the run continue?published at 19:18 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    Neil WarnockImage source, Rex Features

    Tonight's home manager Neil Warnock is enjoying quite the run of form going into this evening's game.

    The 69-year-old, whose side are on a 13-game unbeaten run in the league, was named the Championship manager of the month for March - the tenth time he has won the accolade.

    The Bluebirds' last defeat in the Championship came against QPR on 1 January, which itself was a fourth defeat in a row. That is some turnaround.

    "I think if you're a Cardiff fan now, you walk about in town and you're proud to be a Cardiff fan and you want to come and cheer your team on and I think that's great," Warnock said.

  12. Evening allpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 6 April 2018

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    There has been some stunning football played by Wolves this season and their good form has made Molineux, and indeed the city of Wolverhampton, a much happier place this April than last.

    But, 11-point gap on third or not, Nuno Espirito Santo will want to pull further away from their promotion rivals, with Aston Villa, Fulham and tonight's opponents Cardiff City breathing down their necks.

    Cardiff City StadiumImage source, Rex Features

    Enter Neil Warnock's Cardiff City side. The Bluebirds boss has guided his ragtag bunch of journeymen and youngsters to second place in the Championship on a budget of about £1.36.

    The job Warnock has done after replacing Paul Trollope in October 2016 is nothing short of miraculous. Can Nuno's Wolves end Cardiff's 13-game unbeaten run? Or will Cardiff close the six-point gap on Wolves to just three?

    Get yourself a brew, this could be a 'goodun.