Saturday 1st October, ko 3:00pm
Cardiff start life after Steve Morison with the visit of Burnley to CCS today. It's the first game of a week that also sees City at home on Tuesday to Blackburn (live on Sky) and Wigan away next Satuday.
Only time will tell if Mark Hudson is here for the long term or if he's just filling the hot seat while the board search for a permanent manager. But he is going to need to improve his caretaker record as so far he's lost all four matches he's managed when at Huddersfield.
Mark Hudson: "I think Burnley is a big game. We know how well they are doing at the moment, so we need to be right at it come Saturday.
"They've made a big change to the playing style, and they seem to be in a good vein of form at the moment.
"We've had some good time on the grass, and the players have taken it on board. They are in good spirits. The lads have all come back in today, but we've had time throughout the international break with the players.
"We've got three or four players who aren't quite yet able to get on the grass, but we're getting there."
Vincent Kompany: "I have watched a lot of Cardiff's games and it seemed to be like they were doing some good things, but it goes like this sometimes.
"It's a new manager now, who gets a chance, and a young manager as well, who I am sure will have a good career. I have done my homework on the players and know which options they have.
"I am like every other manager - trying to get as much information as I can. There is only so much you can guess. I am not intending on starting a new 'spy gate' so I fully accept that we will go into the game with only pieces of information. We'll be ready to adapt."
Match facts
- This is the first league meeting between Cardiff and Burnley since the 2018-19 season when the sides were in the Premier League; the Clarets won both games that season.
- Burnley are looking to win three consecutive league games against Cardiff for the first time since February 1994.
- Cardiff City have picked up just five points in their last seven Championship matches (W1 D2 L4), having won three of their four league games before this run (L1).
- Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez has scored five league goals in eight appearances this season, two more than he managed in 60 Premier League appearances across the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons (3).
- Burnley defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis has progressed the ball 1,892 metres upfield with ball carries in the Championship this season, the most of any player in the division. It is also more than double than any other Clarets player has managed in the league this season (Ian Maatsen, 941m).
Match Officials:
Referee: Gavin Ward
Assistant Referee: Mark Russell
Assistant Referee: Adam Crysell
Fourth Official: James Bell