Cardiff City vs Manchester City

Cardiff will host their first ever Premier League fixture when Manchester City visit the Welsh capital on Sunday. There are no easy fixtures in the Premier League, let alone for newly promoted clubs, but it’ll be important for Malky Mackay and his team to develop a fortress mentality at the Cardiff City Stadium if they are to avoid the drop. Danish striker Andres Cornelius is fit enough to make his Premier League debut and Andrew Taylor returns from suspension, meaning Cardiff have the luxury of a complete squad to choose from.

Manchester City started the Manuel Pellegrini era with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over a poor Newcastle side, but injury to Vincent Kompany leaves the Chilean with only one first choice centre-half to choose from. Joleon Lescott is likely to start alongside Javi Garcia in defence – a player who will want to prove his worth to City’s new manager due to increased competition in the midfield.

Andreas Cornelius could make his Barclays Premier League debut when Cardiff host Manchester City.
The Danish striker missed last weekend's defeat at West Ham due to an ankle injury, but is fighting fit for the visit of Manuel Pellegrini's men.
Andrew Taylor is set to slot in at left-back in place of Declan John having been suspended last week, while Malky Mackay must weigh up whether to give John Brayford a debut on the other side of defence in place of Matthew Connolly.
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany (groin) misses the trip to Cardiff and could be sidelined for a month.
Matija Nastasic will replace him in central defence if he can prove his fitness after an ankle injury.
Fellow defender Micah Richards (hamstring) is likely to be out for another week while striker Stevan Jovetic (hamstring) hopes to be available to make his debut.

Cardiff (4-3-3, probable): Marshall; Connolly, Caulker, Turner, Taylor; Gunnarsson, Medel, Bo-Kyung; Bellamy, Cornelius, Whittingham.
Test: Cornelius (ankle).

Manchester City (4-3-3, probable): Hart; Zabaleta, Nastasic, Lescott, Clichy; Toure, Fernandinho, Silva; Navas, Dzeko, Aguero.
Out:Kompany (groin), Jovetic (knock), Richards (hamstring)
Test:Nastasic (ankle).