Ford clears to halfway

Leicester win a penalty as Cardiff creep offside once again

Rhun Williams does well under the high ball, and runs up to halfway. Shingler sees space in behind and kicks through. Leicester line-out on the 22m line

Ford knocks over the straight forward penalty

Leicester are awarded a penalty as Cardiff stray offside. Joe Ford will have a shot goal

Tuilagi is broken again - why oh why do they insist on keeping him. Get him repaired and then sell on

Joe Ford kicks the game off. Ball is taken and cleared by Lewis Jones, who finds touch on 40m from his own line

The players are out on the pitch. The game will kick off shortly.

Come on tigers - let’s play some nice rugby. No more impressions of asthmatic ants with heavy shopping roarrr

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of Leicester Tigers taking on Cardiff Blues at Welford Road in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The hosts have won one and lost one so far in their defence of the Cup, beating Gloucester at Welford Road but losing to a late penalty try in a thriller at Bath.
Cardiff have lost both their games to date. They had a forgettable trip to Newcastle, losing 57-0, and were beaten 26-16 on their own patch by Ospreys.
Join me for kick off in 10 minutes time as well as live updates throughout the game.