Cardiff vs Arsenal prediction, team news and preview as Aaron Ramsey returns to his boyhood club

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Cardiff vs Arsenal prediction, team news and preview as Aaron Ramsey returns to his boyhood club

AARON RAMSEY returns to his boyhood club when Arsenal travel to Cardiff on Sunday.

The Welsh midfielder, who scored twice on his last return to the Cardiff City Stadium, kick-started his career with the Bluebirds before his switch to the Gunners in 2008.

Cardiff head into the fixture looking to pick up their first win and goal since their return to the top flight.

Key Man

Harry Arter will be key if Cardiff are to get anything out of the contest.

The ex-Bournemouth man has impressed in his previous two games and is the important link between midfield and attack.

Cardiff are yet to score in the league this season but Arter could change that.

Harry Arter could be key if Cardiff are to get a result against ArsenalGetty - Contributor Fashion Victim

Anyone that has matching attire with their girlfriend is a fashion victim – step forward Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.

He posted a picture on holiday alongside his other half but both were draped in Burberry clothing.

A scroll through his Instagram also shows the striker confidently wearing all sorts of bizarre stuff.

Happy birthday Madame @alysha_aubame

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Likely line-ups

Cardiff: Etheridge, Manga, Morrison, Bamba,  Bennett, Ralls, Paterson, Camarasa, Arter, Murphy, Zohore

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal, Torreira, Xhaka, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang

The stat that matters

Cardiff can take some hope knowing that the Gunners have lost an incredible eight of their last nine matches away from home.

But the Gunners have kept four consecutive clean sheets against Cardiff in all competitions.

 

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Neil Warnock is desperate to find a way to contain Arsenal at the weekendPA:Press Association What the managers said

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock: “I’ve got to come up with solutions.What we could get away with in the Championship, we can’t get away with in the Premier League.

“You’ve got to change all the time as a manager, we’re slightly different from the other two promoted clubs and haven’t got the money they’ve had.”

“I would have loved to bring in a striker but I’m not going to bemoan it. I want to try and enjoy the games against the big clubs and my tactics have got to be like that whether we win or lose – and that’s by giving us a chance to score goals. Everyone expects us to lose the next 3 games but I want to enjoy it.”

Prediction

Cardiff will have to score at some point this season and Arsenal’s poor away from will give them confidence.

But the Gunners should prove too strong for Neil Warnock’s resolute side.

Cardiff 1 Arsenal 2

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