Town boss Mick McCarthy has handed David McGoldrick and Aaron Mclean their full Blues debuts at Cardiff today. Luke Hyam is in for Nigel Reo-Coker in midfield with Scott Loach in goal for the injured Stephen Henderson, the Town manager making four changes from the team which lost to Brighton in their last league game on New Year’s Day.
This week’s new signing Frank Nouble is on the bench, alongside Patrick Kisnorbo and ex-Cardiff man Michael Chopra.
There is no place on the bench for Reo-Coker, whose short-term deal with the Blues is up after today's game. Full match preview here.
Cardiff: Marshall, Taylor, Hudson (c), Turner, Connolly, Noone, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Conway, Gestede, Bellamy. Subs: Lewis, McNaughton, Cowie, Smith, Kim, Mason, Helguson.
Town: Loach, Orr, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell, Edwards (c), Hyam, N'Daw, Martin, Mclean, McGoldrick. Subs: Lee-Barrett, Hewitt, Kisnorbo, Drury, Murphy, Chopra, Nouble.
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