Sean Morrison wants Kieffer Moore’s goals to power Cardiff City’s promotion charge – and inspire the club’s youngsters in the seasons ahead. Moore will be Cardiff’s primary weapon when they visit Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with the Wales striker having served out the quarantine imposed on him during international duty after he was judged a close contact of a Covid case. Bluebirds skipper Morrison got his first real glimpse of Moore’s scoring power when he hammered in two goals at Forest last season to earn his new club a big away win.

Mick McCarthy regards Chris Hughton as a mate, but there will be no old pal’s act when the pair meet at Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Instead, Cardiff City manager McCarthy hopes to push Hughton nearer to the exit door as Forest boss, even though the Bluebirds boss thinks Forest would be mad to push their man through. The pair played together for the Republic of Ireland before going their separate ways as managers.

By Tom Prosser The most important piece of business Cardiff City could do on deadline day was to keep hold of Kieffer Moore- despite some late interest from Wolves the star striker remains a Bluebird but the same can not be said of Josh Murphy who has joined Preston on loan.   Murphy has failed to produce consistent performances since joining Cardiff in 2018 and with him being on “Premier League” wages, it is no surprise to see him leave the club. But, with no replacement Mick McCarthy’s side are now lacking depth in this area.

Mick McCarthy insists Kieffer Moore has not had his head turned by rumours of a move from Cardiff City. Moore has continued to be linked with a transfer to Wolves but with the window due to close on Tuesday night, manager MCarthy insists there has been no official interest in his Wales striker. McCarthy said: “I don’t think the talk about potential transfer moves is affecting him at all.

Mick McCarthy is fearful of a transfer “bombshell” dropping on Cardiff City in the last stages of the transfer window as the club tries to cling on to Kieffer Moore. Wales striker Moore has been linked with moves elsewhere throughout the summer with Wolves reported to be still considering a £7m bid But with only six days remaining until the window closes, Bluebirds manager McCarthy has warned that any sale of his prize asset would be a major blow if it left the club with insufficient time to find a suitable replacement for a player who scored 24 goals last season.

Mick McCarthy is going to enjoy his bully boy strike pair of Kieffer Moore and James Collins for however long they throw their weight around for Cardiff City. Bluebirds manager McCarthy praised Collins for “bullying” Blackpool’s defenders in his side’s 2-0 win at the newly-promoted club and said Moore had “put himself about” before clinching the win with the second goal. The twin-headed threat could be in jeopardy if Wales striker Moore is the subject of offers from other clubs in the remaining two weeks of the transfer window, but McCarthy insists he will not lose sleep over an outcome he cannot control.

By Paul Jones Cardiff City welcomed fans back for the first time in nearly 18 months yesterday but with a 4-0 defeat to Southampton and issues with the new digital ticketing system, the club will be hoping for improvements both on and off the pitch. With the new season fast approaching in just 10 days time, the Bluebirds will be looking for clarity from the Welsh Government about whether they can welcome back a full crowd or not for their opening Championship fixture at home to Barnsley. Due to the uncertain nature of how many fans will be allowed into the ground, Cardiff have been forced to put in place a digital ticket system where fans had to scan their mobile tickets on a device in order to gain access.

Former Wales manager Mark Hughes has backed his old team to withstand the wave of emotion carrying opponents Denmark into their Euro 2020 knockout clash on Saturday. Hughes believes the Danes have become everyone’s second favourite team because of the outpouring of sympathy since the cardiac arrest suffered by their star and talisman, Christian Eriksen. But the manager who took Wales to the brink of qualification for Euro 2004, reckons Wales have both the spirit and match-winning players to pull through in Amsterdam, in a game which is live on S4C.

Wales striker Kieffer Moore believes he is an easy target for referees at Euro 2020 because of his size.The 6ft 5in Cardiff City striker was on the bench for Wales’ final group game in Rome as he was on a booking, and manager Robert Page was aware another yellow card would rule Moore out of their last-16 tie against Denmark on Saturday. Moore was eventually sent on with Welsh backs to the wall and an attacking outlet needed following Ethan Ampadu’s 55th-minute dismissal, but Page told the forward “to jump with no arms” against Italy.

By David Williams Sam Vokes has pinpointed David Brooks and Kieffer Moore as the players who can strike terror into Turkey on Wednesday – and put Wales within touching distance of the knockout stages of Euro 2020. Brooks played only the final 15 minutes of Wales’ opening 1-1 draw against Switzerland, when he replaced the […]

Preview: Our writer Jack Hammett was proven wrong by Kieffer Moore’s performance against Switzerland and believes he is well suited to cause Turkey lots of problems.

Ethan Ampadu insists Wales have no fears that their Red Wall might be drowned out by thousands of noisy Turkey fans on Wedbnesday. The Wales midfielder know only between 500 and 1,000 Wales supporters are likely to be in the Olympic Stadium in Baku for their second Group A match of Euro 2020. Those fans – who have paid around £2,000 each for a week in Azerbaijan and gone against Welsh government advice – will be hugely outnumbered by Turkish fans who can reach Baku by car.