Steve Morison’s new-look Cardiff start the Sky Bet Championship season at home to his former club Norwich. Manager Morison failed to pull off the audacious bid to recruit Cardiff-born Gareth Bale, who opted to join Los Angeles FC, but did make 13 summer signings to reshape his squad.
Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, defenders Cedric Kipre, Jamilu Collins and Mahlon Romeo, midfielder Romaine Sawyers and winger Callum O’Dowda are among those in line for debuts on Saturday.
But Ebou Adams has been sidelined by a nasty shoulder injury sustained in pre-season, while homegrown strikers Isaak Davies and Rubin Colwill are unavailable due to hamstring niggles.
Jordan Hugill has staked a pre-season claim to start for Norwich against opponents where he spent the second half of last season on loan and for whom he scored four goals.