Saints v City. Team news

Last updated : 20 October 2007 By Michael Morris

Cardiff manager Dave Jones will only be without one player as his side travel to Southampton for Sunday's Championship clash.

Ricci Scimeca is still recovering from a groin operation and it could be another two to three weeks before the midfielder is back in action.

Otherwise Jones has a full squad of players to pick from, with Matt Smith, Darren Purse, Steve MacLean and Jason Byrne returning to the squad.

Smith has been in full training all week and defender Purse (knee) has been building up match fitness in the reserves.

Striker MacLean (ankle ligaments) has made a quicker than expected return from injury but is unlikely to oust Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Robbie Fowler in attack.

Byrne has recovered sufficiently from a hamstring injury to make the squad.

Southampton manager George Burley finds himself with options in both defence and attack.

Andrew Davies is in line for a debut at the back after completing a three-month loan switch from Middlesbrough last week, while centre-half Darren Powell is fit after six weeks out with an ankle injury.

Up front, top-scorer Grzegorz Rasiak and fellow striker Bradley Wright-Phillips are also available after injuries.

Rasiak missed the win over West Brom a fortnight ago with a knee injury while Wright-Phillips, who also started the season in fine form, sat out the last two games with a hamstring strain.

But with Stern John grabbing a brace against the Baggies and Marek Saganowski also impressing, Burley has a selection dilemma.

Andrew Surman is fit despite suffering a shin injury on England Under-21 duty.

On-loan Scotland defender Christian Dailly is set to return to West Ham after the game.