Cardiff City will be without former Norwich striker Craig Bellamy and key midfield man Seyi Olofinjana when they take on the Blues this afternoon, according to morning reports in Wales. Bellamy has fluid on a knee injury, while Olofinjana has a foot problem.
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater (thigh) and striker Michael Chopra (ankle) are also out, while frontman Jay Bothroyd will have a fitness test on a calf problem.
Town boss Roy Keane is looking for his side to bounce back to form after the 3-0 defeat to QPR: "Every now and then you get a performance where nobody gets near anywhere near their best and I think we had that the other night.
"As a manager and staff you have to look at that, whether it’s the preparation, the team selection, the team shape. You should always look at it, although sometimes when you get a positive result you seem to forget about it.
"But every decent player will always look at his own performance and I’m sure our lads will be disappointed the other night but looking to bounce back. I’m not going to crucify them, not going to shoot any of them.
"They’re all decent lads and since we came back in July they’ve been absolutely fantastic. We had a disappointment on Tuesday night but they’ll bounce back and hopefully we’ll have a decent season. It’s not the end of the world.”