What Cardiff City's much-changed best XI now look likes after hectic January transfer window

Cardiff City have emerged from the other side of an eventful transfer window - and attention now turns back to matters on the pitch.

The Bluebirds set themselves up for deadline day with a fine win over Nottingham Forest at the weekend, a game that saw Alfie Doughty and Jordan Hugill make their debuts, the latter netting a well-taken opener.

Uche Ikpeazu is the other addition to Steve Morison's ranks since then, while Kieffer Moore has followed a quartet of youngsters in heading for the exit door.

Losing Moore is unquestionably a massive blow, but there's now a real feeling among some fans that Morison's squad is better balanced and more well prepared for what is a crucial second half of the season.

Here's how City could now line up.

Nothing against Dillon Phillips, but Smithies is surely one of the first names on the team-sheet at the moment. Has done little to see his place between the sticks come under question.

Has looked a little shaky at times, but on the whole has already adapted to the rigours and demands of the Championship. The Leeds loanee has offered an injection of pace and athleticism down the right-hand side. Linked up nicely with Tommy Doyle in Cardiff's win over Forest and already looks a little more confident than predecessor Perry Ng.

Despite the above assessment, Ng has really given Morison something to think about after his superb showing at the weekend. A few eyebrows were raised when it emerged the former Crewe skipper was playing an unfamiliar role on the right-hand side of a three, but it was a assessment he handled brilliantly. Certainly an option that deserves to be explored further.

There's perhaps a case for Aden Flint or even Curtis Nelson here. Morrison's critics will argue that the skipper