Saturday February 13th, ko 3:00pm
Cardiff will continue to be without Alex Smithies and Jonny Williams when they host Coventry at CCS today. Smithies hasn't recovered from a virus that affected him at Ashton Gate last wekend while Williams is not fit after getting a knock in trainuing.
Cardiff are looking to maintain an unbeaten start for Mick McCarthy.
Mick McCarthy: "Everyone keeps giving me the 'if'. If we win at the weekend we will be where we are!
"It sends a message to ourselves that if we win and end up with 11 points from five games, it’s a message to us that we’ve actually got good players and good lads.
"We should be looking at the backsides of the top six, not the noses of the bottom three.
"We know how significant the last two results were, but we need to keep getting wins."
Mark Robins: "It’s a big challenge, that’s for sure, they’ve got aspirations of getting into the top six, they’ve not long been out of the Premier League.
"Mick is a really experienced manager, a great bloke, a really top man and he’s got a wealth of experience, you can see results are coming from his leadership at this moment in time.
"He’s unbeaten to date and they’ve got a squad full of talented players, it’s a tough match, but a really good game in the lead up to the next three games because all three are tasty games.
"His Ipswich team were a tough nut to crack; they were physical but had some really good quality as well and always made it difficult.
"The players at their disposal, he’s going to make good use of them, and you can see that now, it’s a really good game for us to look forward to and try and get our teeth stuck into."
Match facts
- Cardiff last hosted Coventry for a league match back in March 2012, a 2-2 draw in the Championship.
- Coventry are looking for their first league double over Cardiff since the 1965/66 season.
- Cardiff are unbeaten in all four of their Championship matches under Mick McCarthy so far, winning two and drawing two.
- Coventry’s Callum O’Hare has three assists in his last four league appearances, as many as he managed in his first 53 league games for the Sky Blues.
- Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy hasn’t faced Coventry in a league match since February 2009, losing 2-1 as Wolves manager in the Championship.
Match Officials:
Referee: JAMES LININGTON
Assistants: Matthew Jones and Daniel Leach
Fourth Official : James Durkin