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Cardiff have the chance to close the gap on leaders Wolves to three points tonight at CCS in one of the biggest games the team has faced for a long time.
City start the day in second place six points behind the leaders and five points ahead of 3rd placed Fulham. It's the first game of a West Midlands double header with City going to 4th placed Villa on Tuesday.
The game this evening at will see a record crowd for a Cardiff City game at CCS and the biggest in south Wales since Cardiff faced Hereford at Ninian Park in 1976 in front of over 35,000.
Victory would put pressure back on Fulham, who face Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow at Hillsborough, and Villa who are away at Norwich. A Wolves win would just about wrap up their promotion.
Joe Ralls and Matt Connolly could feature for Cardiff in the top-of-the-table Sky Bet Championship clash with Wolves on Friday night.
Midfielder Ralls hasn't played since February due to a hamstring injury, while Connolly has been out for a month and is edging closer to full fitness. Jazz Richards and Danny Ward remain sidelined.
Ruben Neves and Matt Doherty both return from their one-game bans and should come back into the line-up after Wolves drew 2-2 with Hull on Tuesday night.
Nuno could make some other changes to his side but otherwise has no fresh injury concerns.
Opta stats
Cardiff have won four of their last five Championship meetings with Wolves (L1), including the last two at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Wolves have kept one clean sheet in their last 12 away matches at Cardiff in all competitions (W3 D3 L6), a 1-0 win in February 2015.
Wolves have scored the first goal in 28 league games this season, winning 25 of those games (D3) - both league-highs.
Cardiff have won 10 and lost none of their last 13 league games. They've also won each of their last seven home league games - they last won eight in a row back in December 2012 (10), a season in which they won the Championship.
Kenneth Zohore has had a hand in six goals in his last seven league games (four goals, two assists), after assisting just one goal and scoring none in his previous eight.
No Championship player has provided more assists this season than Wolves' defender Barry Douglas (14). It's the most assists by a Wolves player in a Championship campaign since Michael Kightly delivered 18 in 2008-09.
Match officials
Referee: MICHAEL DEAN
Assistants: Ian Hussin and Daniel Robathan
Fourth Official: James Linington
Think it's all about who an cope with the pressure over the last few games. I think we know Warnock can, hopefully his players will as well.
Thought Nuno was a little bit fraught in his interview but his players are good enough to see Wolves over the line. Hopefully not tonite though!
Cardiff 2 v 1 Wolves
4 hours to go ...
Feeling sick
Best you don`t go then, wolves have a relatively easy run in, are they going to risk mixing it tonight or will they think they have the games to win the Championship against the bottom sides.Originally Posted by jeremy corbyn
....like Hull
Grujic out injured, Bryson in.
Pelts and Wildschut in for Manga and NML
Wildschut started strongly but faded when last in the starting 11.
NML as impact sub in 2nd half?
Would have thought so.
Cardiff v Wolves: Cardiff City: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Bryson, Paterson, Wildschut, Hoilett, Zohore.
Subs: Murphy, Manga, Traore, Damour, Pilkington, Mendez-Laing, Madine.
Shitting myself
Not just me then!
Try and be positive today if you can old chap 👍
great game
How the **** is that not a penalty?
If that isn't the most obvious pelanty of all time on Morrison then I don't understand the rules.
Solid first half that, kept Wolves at bay. Defensive shape is spot on.
Game could go either way. No doubt it will open up second half.
Wildchild off NML on for me
For most of the season we've been better in the second half. Just saying...... and hoping.
Cardiff 1st half possession: BBC say 32%; Sky say 40%
That is quite a difference.
Happy with that, Wolves play pretty football but our centre-halves have been on top.
Guardian said 28%
Looked fairly even to me.
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