Russell Slade is looking forward to the challenge of managing Cardiff City. Slade held his first pre match press conference on Friday ahead of a tough game against Nottingham Forest.
Slade will assess defender Bruno Manga before naming his first Cardiff line-up to face Nottingham Forest.
The former Leyton Orient boss, a boyhood fan of Forest, will hope the Gabon centre-back is ready to feature despite having lined-up for his country on Wednesday and then flown back to south Wales from Africa.
Cardiff's other internationals, including Iceland's Aron Gunnarsson and Scotland's David Marshall, all seem likely to be included in the matchday squad having come through their appearances unscathed.
But one Bluebird who will not feature is Ben Turner. The former Coventry man is closing in on a return from an ankle injury, however, and could be involved against Millwall next weekend.
Kelvin Wilson and David Vaughan are back in contention for Forest, who are unbeaten in the Sky Bet Championship this season.
Illness forced defender Wilson to come off against Ipswich prior to the international break while midfielder Vaughan missed that game with a hamstring injury.
Chris Burke and Jamaal Lascelles have returned unharmed from their respective duties with the Scotland and England Under-21 squads.
However, Jack Hobbs faces a long spell on the sidelines after suffering a setback with his ankle injury. The centre-half sustained the problem against Derby in mid-September.
Head-to-Head
• Cardiff won the last meeting 3-0 at the Cardiff City Stadium in the Championship in April last year.
• Cardiff have won three of the last four meetings. Nottingham Forest's only win since 2011 was 3-1 at the City Ground in October 2012.
• Nottingham Forest have won only one of the last seven meetings at Cardiff. Their only win there since 1976 was 2-0 in November 2010.
Cardiff
• Cardiff have won only one of their last eight games in all competitions. Their only win since 26 August was 2-1 against Sheffield Wednesday at home in the Championship on 27 September.
• Cardiff have won only one of their last four home games in all competitions, losing the other three.
Nottingham Forest
• Nottingham Forest have not won any of their last five games in all competitions, although they have lost only one. Their last win was 5-3 against Fulham at home in the Championship on 17 September.
• Nottingham Forest have lost only one of their eight away games in all competitions this season. Their only defeat on the road was 3-1 at Tottenham in the Capital One Cup on 24 September.
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