Neil Warnock will again put his trust in Craig Bryson and Danny Ward when his Bluebirds play Millwall at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
Manager Warnock looks certain to go with an unchanged starting line-up from the team who won 1-0 at Middlesbrough a week ago.
Cardiff are second in the Championship table and play two home fixtures in four days with Millwall and Ipswich Town the visitors.
Warnock is unlikely to risk Aron Gunnarsson or Kenneth Zohore, who were both ruled out at Middlesbrough with ankle injuries.
They are, though, unlikely to be risked against Millwall, particularly after Bryson and Ward did so well.
Gunnarsson and Zohore are in light training, but Warnock says: “I don’t think they’ll push for Saturday. I’m not convinced,
“You just don’t know with Gunnars, he could play anytime, but I don’t want him to play if he’s not right and I’ve told him that.
“Zohore is still a bit tender. He did some light work, but with three games in a week and then two weeks off, I don’t think we should jeopardise anything longer-term even though I know they are important games.”
Bryson, who is on loan from Derby until the end of this season, has made a big impact with his midfield performances and Warnock said: “He’s like Joe Ralls, low maintenance. You don’t know he’s there, but on the pitch he’s a credit to you.
“They (Bryson and Ward) are smashing lads. They both enjoyed the challenge and did what was needed admirably.”
Goalkeeper Lee Camp is likely to be ruled out for a further three weeks after having a minor groin operation.
Camp has yet to play first team football this season after suffering a knee injury and Warnock confirmed he has completely recovered from that problem.
He has been involved with the development team and Warnock says: “Lee has had a bit of a groin issue for the last three weeks. “We thought it was because he had not been kicking for so long. We saw someone and we thought he might need a minor operation to release the tension in it, but then he pulled his thigh. That’s going to take three weeks, so we thought he might as well see the surgeon and he’s had the little nick in the groin he needed, so it will take the same amount of time.
“The poor lad because he’s desperate to be playing again and it’s frustrating for him. Same as Kadeem who’s flying in the gym but that’s two good players to come back.”
Cardiff City, probable: Etheridge, Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Peltier, Bryson, Ralls, Bennett, Mendez-Laing, Ward, Hoilett. Bench, from: Tomlin, Feeney, Paterson, Bogle, Halford, Damour, Murphy.
