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Bluebirds looking to strengthen their 2nd place in the table
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Nottingham Forest will be without the suspended Liam Bridcutt when Cardiff visit the City Ground.
The midfielder serves a one-match ban on Sunday and Reds boss Mark Warburton could recall Andreas Bouchalakis as a like-for-like replacement. Winger Mustapha Carayol is pushing for his first start in the Sky Bet Championship this season after impressing from the bench in midweek, setting up Daryl Murphy for the winning goal against Norwich.
Tendayi Darikwa limped off injured on Tuesday night and he is likely to be replaced at full-back by the fit again Armand Traore.
Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore is again ruled out after having minor foot surgery. But Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock expects Zohore - who has not played since mid-October - to be back within the next fortnight after having scar tissue removed from his heel.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing could return after limping out of the defeat to Bristol City and missing subsequent wins over Brentford and Barnsley. Omar Bogle completes a three-match ban as long-term absentees Jazz Richards and Kadeem Harris edge closer to full fitness.
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Forest have lost six of their last seven league matches against Cardiff, drawing the other, since a 3-1 win in October 2012.
The Bluebirds have won their last three league trips to the City Ground, winning each match 2-1; on each occasion, they went 2-0 ahead before conceding in the last five minutes.
Nottingham Forest have won their last four league games at the City Ground, after losing the previous three and then also winning the four before the losing run.
Forest haven't kept four consecutive clean sheets at home in league competition since April 2010 (8).
Cardiff have won both of their games against Nottingham Forest since Neil Warnock took charge - winning 2-1 in this exact fixture last season.
Cardiff City have conceded 13 goals in the league so far this season, the fewest of any side in the Championship.
Match officials
Referee: PETER BANKES
Assistants: Timothy Wood and Mark Russell
Fourth Official: Robert Jones
Come on you bluebirds! Safe journey to travelling fans.
We will win!
Still no NM-L, and no Gunnarsson today either.
Cardiff City: Etheridge, Manga, Morrison, Bamba. Bennett, Damour, Bryson, Ralls, Paterson, Hoilett, Ward
Subs: Murphy, Peltier, Feltscher, Halfrd, Feeney, Tomlin, Gounongbe
Dera me no Gunnar, NML, Ken.
Etheridge
Manga
bamba
Morrison
Bennett
Damour
Bryson
Ralls
Junior
Paterson
Ward
Team looking workmanlike but I think we will struggle to score today.
⚪️ The team news is in, here is how #NFFC line up this afternoon... pic.twitter.com/ThFqUmw3Mn
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) November 26, 2017
Aron Gunnarsson not in the squad today. He misses out through injury
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Going for a point again.
Squad is looking a little thread bare .
Well done to all those who have travelled , would be happy with a point up there today
Come on city !!
Junior!
Get in Hoilett
Ward 2-0
Great goal Danny Ward!
Even game, but Forest a vulnerable at the back when we counter. Game really suits us now...
Brilliant strike from Ward. Sky Sports News (409) are showing the goals as they go in.
Danny Ward's goal #CCFC pic.twitter.com/89s1FooUS5
— Cardiff City FR (@Cardiff_City_Fr) November 26, 2017
Super strike.
Ward getting amongst the goals has gotta be good while Ken's out.
Pleased for him.
He had an opinion before the game like loads of people do. Team line up is a topic of conversation for fans of every club..even Saturday south Wales amateur league teams scrutinise team selection.
What's to be embarrassed about? We struggled midweek to score so he's hardly being silly is he..unlike yourself.