Cardiff City have put Welsh rivals Swansea City in the dock over another advertising hoarding collapse that injured Bluebirds striker Ollie Tanner. Bluebirds substitute Tanner was left needing treatment to his shin after the boards toppled forward when fans rushed forward to celebrate a Cardiff equaliser in their 1-1 draw at Swansea.

Callum Robinson left the Welsh derby with his head held high – rather than losing it as he did in this fixture two years ago. The Cardiff striker grabbed an equaliser in a typically explosive Dai-namite Welsh derby that ended 1-1 with Bluebirds boss Erol Bulut sent off and another potential hoarding horror just a day after the Crystal Palace ball-boy incident.

A dramatic Welsh derby began with a Liam Cullen strike before Callum Robinson’s equaliser meant the points were shared at the Swansea.com Stadium. The Bluebirds were given optimism as new signing from Manchester City Alex Robertson made his first start for his new club. As for the hosts, they were boosted by the return of veteran midfielder Joe Allen to the matchday squad, for the first time since April.

Swansea City will go into their derby day clash against Cardiff City, having edged a transfer tussle for players, 2-1, in the final countdown to the game. The Swans signed central defender Nelson Abbey on a season-long loan from Olympiakos.

Craig Bellamy has declared himself very happy with his back-room team, having brought in some trusted assistants to take Wales forward. The new Wales manager has drafted in Brighton first team coach Andrew Crofts, who will continue to work primarily for the Premier League club.

The New Saints have taken a commanding step towards the Europa Conference League group stages with a stunning 3-0 win over FK Panevėžys in Lithuania. Despite key absences, TNS now return to Park Hall poised to become the first Cymru Premier team to reach the group stage of a European competition.

Luke Williams has only been Swansea City’s head coach for seven months, but he reckons he knows the recipe for derby success against Cardiff City. El Taffico has it’s own Welsh flavour – laverbread simmered in Brains Bitter – and Williams believes he got a taste for it immediately back in March.

Steve Cooper made a steady, rather than spectacular start to his new life as Leicester City manager, but his influence was clear. The only Welsh manager operating in the Premier League began the season with a 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham, thanks to a goal from Jamie Vardy.

New Cardiff City signing Jesper Daland is keen to be thrown straight into the heat of a Welsh derby against Swansea City on Sunday. The Norwegian defender expects to figure for the Bluebirds, having moved from Belgian club Cercle Brugge for a fee understood to be around £3.5m.

Cardiff City are set to sign Manchester United defender Will Fish on a permanent transfer, according to reports in Manchester. The 21-year-old – who made one Premier League appearance for United in the 2020/21 season and has been out on loan in Scotland with Hibernian – is seen by the Bluebirds as a replacement for Luton Town-bound £10m-rated Mark McGuinness.

Luke Williams believes Swansea City striker Zan Vipotnik is fully energised to take on Cardiff City in the Welsh derby this weekend after scoring his first goal for his new club. Vipotnik came off the bench to grab one of Swansea’s three goals in their empathic 3-0 victory over Preston at the weekend.

You know it’s not been a great weekend for a club when the headline screaming out from Sky Sports’ website says: “Is this the worst goalkeeper mistake you have ever seen!?” The answer, of course, depends very much on the length of your memory. If you happen to be under 30, then Ethan Horvath’s horrible error that led to Cardiff City conceding the opener in their 5-0 defeat Burnley may well be top of the pile.

Lawrence Vigouroux believes he has settled in well as the new man between the sticks for Swansea City. The 30-year-old goalkeeper, who joined from Burnley earlier in the summer, has already started in the two competitive matches against Middlesbrough and Gillingham and is preparing for his first home league game against Preston North End on Saturday.

Rubin Colwill could make his first Championship start against Burnley on Saturday as Cardiff City test themselves against one of the favourites for promotion. Colwill’s inclusion is only theoretical, though, and certainly not something that can be guaranteed.

If Harry Wilson scores to put Fulham top of the Premier League on Friday night, then expect Craig Bellamy to be just as happy as the Manchester United-haters. The Premier League season will begin at Old Trafford where most eyes will be drawn towards Erik ten Hag.

Steve Williams, the president of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), has resigned with immediate effect. Williams had been suspended in July while an investigation was underway, but he has now chosen to step down before an independent hearing could be conducted.

Erol Bulut has told his Cardiff City game-changers to take their Carabao Cup spark into the club’s Championship campaign. Mark McGuinness headed home Cardiff’s first goal of their 125th anniversary season to set-up a comfortable 2-0 home win over League One Bristol Rovers that saw them safely through to the second round.

The New Saints manager Craig Harrison has urged his players to move on quickly from their latest Euro heartbreak – and pocket the consolation prize. His team were unable to overcome a one goal deficit from the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round clash with Moldovan champions Petrocub and were knocked out of the tournament after a goalless draw.

Luke Williams urged his Swansea City side to use their convincing 3-1 victory over 10-man Gillingham in the first round of the Carabao Cup as the benchmark for their forthcoming league performances. Ronald’s solo effort gave the dominant Swans the advantage at half-time.

Wales could be back trying to pick their way through the minefield of Olympic football participation again during the lead in to 2028. British Olympic Association bosses hope to field a men’s football team at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.