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BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "Cardiff captain Mark Hudson leads by example, taking a boot in the chops as it is body on the line time for the Championship's Premier League wannabes. Nigel Pearson, though, will want his team to step it up after a lacklustre first-half conclusion."
1411: By the way,But while Kuyt, Kanu and Crouch are on the 'got' list, we still need to fill some gaps! If you haven't sent us a pic of yourself with a World Cup star of 2010 yet - send 'em in! Email us snaps of yourself with players and head coaches to worldcupphotoalbum@bbc.co.uk, or send them to us viabut check the BBC terms and conditions first. THANKS!
From Anon, via text to 81111: "However much I think Cardiff would be best prepared to stay up next season, who can honestly say they don't want Ian 'I took my heart off my sleeve and put it in my mouth' Holloway in the Premier League?"Ooh, ooh, I know the answer to that. Is it me?
1405: Leicester had a bit more pressure of their own just before the break and were threatening until Andy King tried to control a cross by accidentally kicking Mark Hudson in the face. Even-steven.
1403: Half-time Leicester City 0-0 Cardiff City
1402: Into first-half injury time now at the Walkers and we'll have one added minutes.
BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "The Walkers Stadium is now drenched with anxiety as Cardiff striker Michael Chopra misses two great opportunities - one coming back off Chris Weale's left-hand post - as Leicester wobble on to the back foot of this pulsating play-off clash."
1359: From the sublime... moments later, Jay Bothroyd nicks the ball past Jack Hobbs and the Leicester defender brings him down, earning the first booking of the afternoon from referee Alan Wiley.
1358: What a pass that is - Jack Hobbs plays a glorious 60-yard pass so Martyn Waghorn doesn't have to break his stride, but the forward's cross is whacked away by a Cardiff defender. Touch of the Glenn Hoddle's about that ball.
1356: Closest we've come. Chris Burke gets away down the right for Cardiff and pings a cross in to the near post that Michael Chopra deflects on to Chris Weale's left-hand post from inside the six-yard box.
1355: Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has a little chat with Richie Wellens on the touchline. The Foxes have dropped a bit deeper in the last few minutes, perhaps worried by the Cardiff threat.
"I put money on Chelsea scoring 100 goals this season way back in August! I will be a rich man if Chelsea win 5-0 or more."
1352: It's Cardiff's turn to exert some pressure now - Jay Bothroyd is winning everything in the air and Michael Chopra has come to life in recent moments too. What a handful that pair are.
1349: Cardiff get the ball into the Leicester box with a corner and after it is half-cleared, Darcy Blake's overhead kick from 18 yards is deflected into the arms of Leicester keeper Chris Weale.
1347: We're half an hour in at the Walkers Stadium and it remains Leicester 0-0 Cardiff. The hosts are having the better of it, but the Bluebirds - and in particular Jay Bothroyd - do look dangerous up top.
From Parkes in Bris, via text to 81111: "As much as I enjoy watching the pain of my Cardiff-supporting mate, I do feel that after losing out last year on goals scored, to the team they lost 6-0 to, they probably deserve a bit of luck."
1343: Martyn Waghorn is given a lecture by referee Alan Wiley after committing another foul. One more and he'll be in the book. No yellows so far, perhaps surprisingly.
1342: For those of you furious about the Jamie Carragher comment, let me explain: for my money, he's been hugely disappointing this season and I feel someone like Michael Dawson deserves to be in the squad more. If they're being picked on form, it's no contest.
BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "Hopefully Nigel Pearson and Dave Jones have both applied sun-block as they are enjoying some rays prowling their technical areas. Jones is the more agitated as Cardiff continue to concede corners and needless free-kicks in dangerous areas."
1338: Got to hit the target there. Jay Bothroyd does really well to keep possession and plough forward and he clips in a pass for Michael Chopra, inside the Leicester area down the right - but the former Newcastle striker drags wide of the far post.
1336: After a decent start, Cardiff are now conceding an awful lot of the ball to Leicester. The hosts are very much in the ascendancy at this juncture.
"Rumours, Capello's 30-man squad will feature Adam Johnson, Ledley King, Bobby Zamora and Jamie Carragher. Thoughts Stevo?"Good, excellent, blinding, disappointing. In that order.
1332: ... Nobby Solano curls it over the wall, but David Marshall makes a pretty routine save. The Peruvian is playing at right-back today, having played for most of his career as a winger.
1331: Leicester have another free-kick right on the edge of the Cardiff box for a foul on Paul Gallagher...
1329: Martyn Waghorn's deliveries from the right have been magnificent so far - another corner under the crossbar is punched away by Cardiff keeper David Marshall.
"Chelsea 'Champions' T-shirts being sold outside Fulham Broadway Tube. Entrepreneurs have to speculate to accumulate..."
1327: Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd controls a pass, shrugs off a defender and fires a left-foot shot wide from 30 yards.
1325: Good pressure from Leicester, with Martyn Waghorn firing over two corners and a cross from the right with his trusty left boot, causing real problems in the Cardiff area. Great delivery from the on-loan Sunderland man.
1323: There's a theme emerging... Stephen McPhail fouls Richie Wellens and Leicester have a free-kick 30 yards out, just left of centre which is deflected behind for a corner.
1322: Richie Wellens gets a bit of revenge on Stephen McPhail with a strong challenge of his own. Referee Alan Wiley has already had to have a word with the pair. Lively.
1320: A Cardiff corner is half-cleared and falls for Peter Whittingham, but the goal-getting midfielder's left-foot volley thumps against a Leicester defender and rebounds to safety.
1318: Richie Wellens needs a moment early on after a naughty little challenge from Cardiff's Stephen McPhail. Expect tackles to fly in from every angle imaginable.
1317: In the beautiful east Midlands sunshine (it's always like that, trust me), Cardiff City get us under way in their bright yellow shirts.
From Alex, Leicester fan in Brighton, via text to 81111: "Stevo, as a Forest fan will you be supporting Cardiff as much as I was Blackpool yesterday?"Mate, I just want football to be the winner ;)
1312: The teams are out at Leicester. Unlike this time yesterday, I'm breathing quite normally. Nearly good to go.
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson: "All four sides who have earned the right to be here have a realistic chance of progressing. We all deserve to be here, we've all taken different paths and it's about who's better on the day. Form won't dictate what happens."
BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "Blue is most certainly the colour here and the atmosphere will hit a crescendo as Leicester and Cardiff swagger onto the pitch for Championship play-off crunch time at the Walkers Stadium in the sunny, if a little chilly, east Midlands."
Cardiff manager Dave Jones: "This would be a life-changing event for everyone involved with Cardiff City if we were to achieve promotion. We're just trying to get that holy grail that everyone in this divisions is chasing."
"If 40 goals are scored in today's Premier League matches, there will be a new record for most goals in a 38-game PL season."Hmm. Am I allowed to not want that to happen?
"Although I'm gunning for United all the way, I just feel that Wigan are going to get battered by at least seven goals today."
1303: Congratulations to Leeds United for winning promotion back to the Championship on Saturday. If you're a web user, why not
1300: Stevo's Predo:Leicester 2-2 Cardiff
From Wayne, N Ireland, via text to 81111: "I like play-offs! As a Liverpool fan, pity there wasn't one for the final Champions League spot this year..."
1256: Leicester v Cardiff line-ups: Leicester: Weale, Solano, Hobbs, Bruce, Berner, Wellens, King, Spearing, Dyer, Waghorn, Gallagher.Subs: Logan, Morrison, Oakley, Fryatt, Adams, N'Guessan, Kermorgant.Cardiff: Marshall, Blake, Hudson, McNaughton, Kennedy, Burke, Ledley, McPhail, Whittingham, Chopra, Bothroyd.Subs: Enckelman, Gyepes, Capaldi, Quinn, Etuhu, Wildig, McCormack.Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
1254: Whatever your chat, I want it - whether it's Forest abuse, general Champo chat, Leagues One and Two banter or even your thoughts on the Premier League title race. The usual methods apply - there'salso texts to 81111 (UK) and +44 7786200666 (worldwide) and
1250: First up, though, there's some hugely important Championship business to deal with.but they don't half make for entertaining football matches. At 1315 BST,in their first leg, with the winners meeting Blackpool or Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
1248: Yep, today's the day that legends can be born.will win the Premier League as long as they matchThe odds are heavily stacked in favour of the Blues, but football can be a funny old game.
1245: "At 68, when you go to sleep at night all you want to do is just wake up the next morning."
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BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "Cardiff captain Mark Hudson leads by example, taking a boot in the chops as it is body on the line time for the Championship's Premier League wannabes. Nigel Pearson, though, will want his team to step it up after a lacklustre first-half conclusion."
1411: By the way,But while Kuyt, Kanu and Crouch are on the 'got' list, we still need to fill some gaps! If you haven't sent us a pic of yourself with a World Cup star of 2010 yet - send 'em in! Email us snaps of yourself with players and head coaches to worldcupphotoalbum@bbc.co.uk, or send them to us viabut check the BBC terms and conditions first. THANKS!
From Anon, via text to 81111: "However much I think Cardiff would be best prepared to stay up next season, who can honestly say they don't want Ian 'I took my heart off my sleeve and put it in my mouth' Holloway in the Premier League?"Ooh, ooh, I know the answer to that. Is it me?
1405: Leicester had a bit more pressure of their own just before the break and were threatening until Andy King tried to control a cross by accidentally kicking Mark Hudson in the face. Even-steven.
1403: Half-time Leicester City 0-0 Cardiff City
1402: Into first-half injury time now at the Walkers and we'll have one added minutes.
BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "The Walkers Stadium is now drenched with anxiety as Cardiff striker Michael Chopra misses two great opportunities - one coming back off Chris Weale's left-hand post - as Leicester wobble on to the back foot of this pulsating play-off clash."
1359: From the sublime... moments later, Jay Bothroyd nicks the ball past Jack Hobbs and the Leicester defender brings him down, earning the first booking of the afternoon from referee Alan Wiley.1358: What a pass that is - Jack Hobbs plays a glorious 60-yard pass so Martyn Waghorn doesn't have to break his stride, but the forward's cross is whacked away by a Cardiff defender. Touch of the Glenn Hoddle's about that ball.
1356: Closest we've come. Chris Burke gets away down the right for Cardiff and pings a cross in to the near post that Michael Chopra deflects on to Chris Weale's left-hand post from inside the six-yard box.1355: Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has a little chat with Richie Wellens on the touchline. The Foxes have dropped a bit deeper in the last few minutes, perhaps worried by the Cardiff threat.
"I put money on Chelsea scoring 100 goals this season way back in August! I will be a rich man if Chelsea win 5-0 or more."
1352: It's Cardiff's turn to exert some pressure now - Jay Bothroyd is winning everything in the air and Michael Chopra has come to life in recent moments too. What a handful that pair are.
1349: Cardiff get the ball into the Leicester box with a corner and after it is half-cleared, Darcy Blake's overhead kick from 18 yards is deflected into the arms of Leicester keeper Chris Weale.
1347: We're half an hour in at the Walkers Stadium and it remains Leicester 0-0 Cardiff. The hosts are having the better of it, but the Bluebirds - and in particular Jay Bothroyd - do look dangerous up top.
From Parkes in Bris, via text to 81111: "As much as I enjoy watching the pain of my Cardiff-supporting mate, I do feel that after losing out last year on goals scored, to the team they lost 6-0 to, they probably deserve a bit of luck."
1343: Martyn Waghorn is given a lecture by referee Alan Wiley after committing another foul. One more and he'll be in the book. No yellows so far, perhaps surprisingly.
1342: For those of you furious about the Jamie Carragher comment, let me explain: for my money, he's been hugely disappointing this season and I feel someone like Michael Dawson deserves to be in the squad more. If they're being picked on form, it's no contest.
BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "Hopefully Nigel Pearson and Dave Jones have both applied sun-block as they are enjoying some rays prowling their technical areas. Jones is the more agitated as Cardiff continue to concede corners and needless free-kicks in dangerous areas."
1338: Got to hit the target there. Jay Bothroyd does really well to keep possession and plough forward and he clips in a pass for Michael Chopra, inside the Leicester area down the right - but the former Newcastle striker drags wide of the far post.
1336: After a decent start, Cardiff are now conceding an awful lot of the ball to Leicester. The hosts are very much in the ascendancy at this juncture.
"Rumours, Capello's 30-man squad will feature Adam Johnson, Ledley King, Bobby Zamora and Jamie Carragher. Thoughts Stevo?"Good, excellent, blinding, disappointing. In that order.
1332: ... Nobby Solano curls it over the wall, but David Marshall makes a pretty routine save. The Peruvian is playing at right-back today, having played for most of his career as a winger.
1331: Leicester have another free-kick right on the edge of the Cardiff box for a foul on Paul Gallagher...
1329: Martyn Waghorn's deliveries from the right have been magnificent so far - another corner under the crossbar is punched away by Cardiff keeper David Marshall.
"Chelsea 'Champions' T-shirts being sold outside Fulham Broadway Tube. Entrepreneurs have to speculate to accumulate..."
1327: Cardiff striker Jay Bothroyd controls a pass, shrugs off a defender and fires a left-foot shot wide from 30 yards.
1325: Good pressure from Leicester, with Martyn Waghorn firing over two corners and a cross from the right with his trusty left boot, causing real problems in the Cardiff area. Great delivery from the on-loan Sunderland man.
1323: There's a theme emerging... Stephen McPhail fouls Richie Wellens and Leicester have a free-kick 30 yards out, just left of centre which is deflected behind for a corner.
1322: Richie Wellens gets a bit of revenge on Stephen McPhail with a strong challenge of his own. Referee Alan Wiley has already had to have a word with the pair. Lively.
1320: A Cardiff corner is half-cleared and falls for Peter Whittingham, but the goal-getting midfielder's left-foot volley thumps against a Leicester defender and rebounds to safety.
1318: Richie Wellens needs a moment early on after a naughty little challenge from Cardiff's Stephen McPhail. Expect tackles to fly in from every angle imaginable.
1317: In the beautiful east Midlands sunshine (it's always like that, trust me), Cardiff City get us under way in their bright yellow shirts.
From Alex, Leicester fan in Brighton, via text to 81111: "Stevo, as a Forest fan will you be supporting Cardiff as much as I was Blackpool yesterday?"Mate, I just want football to be the winner ;)
1312: The teams are out at Leicester. Unlike this time yesterday, I'm breathing quite normally. Nearly good to go.
Leicester manager Nigel Pearson: "All four sides who have earned the right to be here have a realistic chance of progressing. We all deserve to be here, we've all taken different paths and it's about who's better on the day. Form won't dictate what happens."
BBC Sport's Peter Shuttleworth at the Walkers Stadium: "Blue is most certainly the colour here and the atmosphere will hit a crescendo as Leicester and Cardiff swagger onto the pitch for Championship play-off crunch time at the Walkers Stadium in the sunny, if a little chilly, east Midlands."
Cardiff manager Dave Jones: "This would be a life-changing event for everyone involved with Cardiff City if we were to achieve promotion. We're just trying to get that holy grail that everyone in this divisions is chasing."
"If 40 goals are scored in today's Premier League matches, there will be a new record for most goals in a 38-game PL season."Hmm. Am I allowed to not want that to happen?
"Although I'm gunning for United all the way, I just feel that Wigan are going to get battered by at least seven goals today."
1303: Congratulations to Leeds United for winning promotion back to the Championship on Saturday. If you're a web user, why not
1300: Stevo's Predo:Leicester 2-2 Cardiff
From Wayne, N Ireland, via text to 81111: "I like play-offs! As a Liverpool fan, pity there wasn't one for the final Champions League spot this year..."
1256: Leicester v Cardiff line-ups: Leicester: Weale, Solano, Hobbs, Bruce, Berner, Wellens, King, Spearing, Dyer, Waghorn, Gallagher.Subs: Logan, Morrison, Oakley, Fryatt, Adams, N'Guessan, Kermorgant.Cardiff: Marshall, Blake, Hudson, McNaughton, Kennedy, Burke, Ledley, McPhail, Whittingham, Chopra, Bothroyd.Subs: Enckelman, Gyepes, Capaldi, Quinn, Etuhu, Wildig, McCormack.Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
1254: Whatever your chat, I want it - whether it's Forest abuse, general Champo chat, Leagues One and Two banter or even your thoughts on the Premier League title race. The usual methods apply - there'salso texts to 81111 (UK) and +44 7786200666 (worldwide) and
1250: First up, though, there's some hugely important Championship business to deal with.but they don't half make for entertaining football matches. At 1315 BST,in their first leg, with the winners meeting Blackpool or Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
1248: Yep, today's the day that legends can be born.will win the Premier League as long as they matchThe odds are heavily stacked in favour of the Blues, but football can be a funny old game.
1245: "At 68, when you go to sleep at night all you want to do is just wake up the next morning."
This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.