And Hull can give a debut to Anthony Gerrard after signing the midfielder on a season-long loan from Cardiff.
Craig Fagan, yet to appear this season because of a hip injury, and defender Paul McShane, who has shaken off a hamstring strain, could both feature.
MATCH PREVIEW
Cardiff City, second in the table and unbeaten in the Championship with three wins from their last three matches, face a Hull side whose frailties away from home continue.
Hull have gone 26 away matches without a victory and last won on the road in March 2009. Relegation to the Championship surely made it only a matter of time before the Tigers finally gave their travelling fans a victory to celebrate, but so far this season they have lost all three of their away matches.
Having started their campaign with an encouraging 2-0 triumph at home to Swansea, Hull have not won since. And all seven of the goals they have conceded have been away from home - a worrying sign ahead of a trip to face Cardiff's Craig Bellamy-led strikeforce.
Cardiff's mission is to continue their excellent start to the season and, this time, maintain it. Ten points from their opening four matches is exactly the same as their return this time last year, but with Bellamy on board they have high hopes of staying in the top two.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Cardiff have won five of the club's last seven home matches against Hull.
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• The Tigers have won only one of their last 13 away matches against Cardiff - a 1-0 victory in April 2007.
Cardiff
• Cardiff, one of three clubs who have let in just two Championship goals so far this season, and are yet to concede a goal after the 25th minute.
• They are unbeaten in nine home games, having won six and drawn three since Barnsley won at the Cardiff City Stadium in February.
• The Welsh club need to score five times to total 3,000 home goals in their 90-year league history.
• Cardiff boast the best conversion rate in the division so far, with a goal being scored every 4.67 attempts on average.
• Victory will give Bluebirds boss Dave Jones 500 home points in his managerial career.
Hull
• Hull have drawn seven and lost 19 on the road since their last away win: a 1-0 victory at Fulham on 4 March 2009.
• Richard Garcia is standing by to make his 200th league appearance.
• A goal for Nolberto Solano would be the 50th of his English league career.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport