Collins has played the last two City games and done well in both, last Saturday Hughes was at Ninian Park to see Collins and City's other Welsh players, Margetson, Gabbidon and Earnshaw help beat Sheffield Utd who had Robert Page in defence.
Paul Parry is missing. As reported earlier he is still out with a hamstring problem.
Latest Wales squad
Danny Coyne (Leicester City), Paul Jones (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Martyn Margetson (Cardiff City), Rob Edwards (Aston Villa), Carl Fletcher (Bournemouth), Danny Gabbidon (Cardiff City), Andy Melville (West Ham United), Robert Page (Sheffield United), Gareth Roberts (Tranmere Rovers), Kit Symons (Crystal Palace), Ben Thatcher (Leicester City), Darren Barnard (Grimsby Town), James Collins (Cardiff City), Jason Koumas (West Bromwich Albion), Carl Robinson (Portsmouth), Robbie Savage (Birmingham City), Gary Speed (Newcastle United), David Vaughan (Crewe Alexandra), Craig Bellamy (Newcastle United), Rob Earnshaw (Cardiff City), Gareth Taylor (Nottingham Forest), Neil Roberts (Wigan Athletic).