Birmingham City make the trip to the Welsh capital this weekend to take on Cardiff City

Cardiff City could be without a raft of players when they take on Birmingham City this weekend.

The Bluebirds have made a steady start to the Championship season thanks to two victories in their last four matches and earned a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Their draw at The Riverside came at a cost with Gabriel Osho earning a red card that will rule him out of the meeting with Blues.

Fellow centre-backs Dylan Lawlor and Calum Chambers are expected to be sidelined with hamstring and knee injuries respectively, while Rubin Colwill (ankle) and striker Yousef Salech (shoulder) have also been missing of late.

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Brian Barry-Murphy is expected to be quizzed on the availability of Perry Ng and Callum Robinson at his press conference on Thursday after both missed the trip to Middlesbrough.

With Osho, Lawlor and Chambers all likely to be missing in defence, ex-Blues captain Krystian Bielik will likely be partnered by the fit-again Will Fish for the visit of his former club.

Blues, meanwhile, have had virtually a full strength squad since the international break. Kristoffer Lund and Paik Seung-ho have missed the last three games but it's hoped the latter will soon return to contention.

Blues manager Chris Davies will also hold his press conference on Thursday to update us on Paik's condition.

Marc Leonard (Achilles) is a long-term absentee for Blues and won't play until the New Year at the earliest.