Cardiff decided to leave veteran striker Robbie Fowler out of the squad as he had only just recovered from injury.
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It is the culmination of a knockout competition among clubs belonging to The Football Association in England, although Scottish and Irish teams competed in the early years and Welsh teams regularly compete, with Cardiff City winning the Cup in 1927 and reaching the final in 2008.