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Cardiff will be looking to extend their unbeaten home run. Ninian Park has been a fortress this season with only a few clubs taking away a point, no one yet has maged to bag all three.

City have picked up 9 points in the last three games and would like to extend that to 12 points from 4 games. With Rob Earnshaw fit again many fans will be banking on a home win.

But don't write off Hull City. The Tigers were facing bankrupcy only several days ago and the players on the pitch have been playing without being paid. They knuckled down to the football and tried to put the outside worries to one side. It worked. They have won their last 5 games in a row, an achievement that has seen them move to within a place of the play off zone and earn boss Brian Little the Manager of the Month award for February. Hopefully Hull are now cursed and suffer the same fate Blackpool did when Steve McMahon won it last year, they were hammered 7 - 0 at Barnet in their next game.

If you have not got tickets yet for tonight then please come early, a crowd of over 10,000 is expected and it could go to 12,000. Most Grandstand tickets have already been sold. Hull are expecting to bring 200 - 300 fans. For those travelling from Humberside have a safe trip down and enjoy your night at Ninian Park (don't win though, OK).

On the pitch City are forced into one change from the team that won 4 - 2 at Kidderminster last Sunday. Josh Low is suspended and its expected that Matt Brazier will return at left wing back with Daniel Gabbidon moving to his natural right side. Gabbidon is current a goal a game man, 3 in his last 3 games for someone who'd never scored in his career before he's on a role.

Earnie is expected to start again on the bench. His 30 mins at Kidderminster last week was his first action in a month, he scored mind but did perform his somersault, a wise move after having knee surgery.

So then I expect a line up of Walton, Brazier, Gabbidon, Legg, Young, Hughes, Weston, Boland, Bowen, Lightbourne, Brayson. Subs from Earnshaw, Nogan, Jordan, Evans, Collins, Fowler.

Kyle Lightbourne will make his home debut, give him a great welcome. He made a solid start at Kiddrminster last week and lets hope he can help himself to a goal or two tonight.

This match starts a run of crucial games, 5 in 15 days. Orient at home next Tuesday, Lincoln away on Saturday, Shrewsbury away the following Tuesday then Carlise at home on the Saturday. All are games where City can win and obviously if we did then it would be a massive step towards automatic promotion.

Andy Legg will miss three of these games starting on Tuesday, Josh Low is out for three of these games starting tonight, Leo FW is available next Tuesday and Gavin Gordan can return for the Lincoln game (the team he signed from).

There will be full realtime commentary in the chat room tonight and the messageboard will bring first reactions from fans getting home from Ninian Park.