Blackpool host league leaders Cardiff on Saturday in the late TV kick-off with no manager and without a win for over a month.

Their extra-time FA Cup replay loss to Fulham will have taken a lot out of the reserves of the players after a busy winter period, many of whom are being monitored by other, possibly wealthier, suitors as the end to the transfer window draws near. Cardiff sit 8 points clear at the top of the Championship and, with the exception of Gianfranco Zola’s Watford, are the leagues highest scorers away from home.

However, Cardiff’s exit from the Cup was rather more ignominious than defeat in extra-time to Premier League opposition, dumped out by lowly Macclesfield. Their last outing was a goalless encounter at home with Ipswich, suggesting that the Welsh club might just be struggling for form. If that be the case then few managers would pick a trip to Bloomfield Road where an on-song Blackpool can cause any team problems, something Fulham can attest to. Both sides play with width and pace, and present a goal-scoring threat from many positions, which might lead to a game more open than Cardiff’s blank against Ipswich.

A draw looks like the best punt here, although in such a close encounter the team who shows up in more confident mood and who starts the better could take all three points. This game will surely be one to include in your ‘both teams to score’ multiples. In the goalscorer markets, Peter Whittingham is a player always worth looking at. His goal record year after year from midfield is beyond impressive, and he already has seven this term.

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