Cardiff City v Burnley latest news
The Bluebirds are back in the automatic promotion places of the Championship after finally managing to break down a spirited Scunthorpe team on Saturday. Seyi Olofinjana was able to break the deadlock against the Iron in the 85th minute and Forest’s draw at QPR means the Welsh side are in control of their own destiny.
Three points from this match would certainly boost City’s hopes of reaching the Premier League next season and Dave Jones’ team have won three of their last four games, with Craig Bellamy, Michael Chopra and Jay Bothroyd providing an abundance of firepower.
The manager is now targeting top spot in the Championship, stating: “We’re chasing down top spot. If we can get the victory we want, we have still got QPR to come here and it puts us that step closer to what we all want.
“You aim for the top and if you can’t finish top you finish second, and so on.”
Burnley arrive with their own promotion agenda and the Clarets currently sit six points outside the play-off places with a game in hand.
Eddie Howe has made a positive impression since replacing Brian Laws at Turf Moor and Saturday’s 3-1 win at Watford means it is four wins from the past five matches.
“Four away games in a row is quite rare at any level, so to start that with a win I thought was crucial” he said.
“Now we go to Cardiff in good form and in good spirits.”
Match odds:
Cardiff, EVS with bet365
Draw, 13/5 with Victor Chandler
Burnley, 3/1 with Paddy Power