Forwards Ross McCormack and Gabriel Agbonlahor are doubtful for Aston Villa's Championship clash with Cardiff with ankle knocks.
Jack Grealish could start after an impressive showing as a substitute at Brighton.
Tommy Elphick and Mile Jedinak will hope to avoid a fifth yellow card of the season which would result in an automatic one-match ban.
Micah Richards remains out with a calf problem and Ritchie de Laet is out for the season with a knee injury.
Cardiff defender Joe Bennett is set to take on his former club for the first time.
Bennett left Villa Park in August and has established himself at left-back in recent weeks after missing the start of the season through injury.
Cardiff have been hit by a sickness bug this week but Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock hopes to name the same side which beat Huddersfield 3-2.
Wales defender Jazz Richards, who has yet to play under Warnock, remains out with a foot injury.
Match facts
- Villa have won 10 of their last 12 home league meetings with Cardiff City, who have not won in Birmingham B6 since December 1954.
- Cardiff have failed to register a league goal at Villa Park in any of their last four trips there, having last scored in February 1970, in a 1-1 draw.
- Villa are the only unbeaten side at home in the Championship, although they have only won three of their eight games at Villa Park.
- Neil Warnock has not won any of his previous six league games against Villa, with four different teams.
- Villa have drawn more games this season (10 in 17 games) than any other side in the top four tiers.
- Cardiff's only clean sheet this season came on the opening day, also in Birmingham, across the city at St Andrew's.
Match officials
Referee: GEOFF ELTRINGHAM
Assistants: James Mainwaring and Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Richard Clark
