PREM: Cardiff v Wolves preview

Cardiff v Wolves preview

Cardiff and Wolves renew their rivalry when they meet in the Premier League on Friday Night.

Both sides were promoted from the Championship last season, with Wolves winning the division and Cardiff finishing as runners-up.

Wolves helped secure top spot with a dramatic win at Cardiff in April, after which Neil Warnock called Nuno Espirito Santo a "disgrace" for his post-match celebrations.

However, the pair are now on better terms and Warnock, who celebrates his 70th birthday on Saturday, is relishing the chance to lock horns with Wolves again.

"At this level every game is so difficult and we've had some good games with Wolves over the last couple of years," he said. "I'm looking forward to it - not so much to my birthday but for what promises to be a great game.

"They've done fantastically and they've got different ambitions than us, at the moment. Nuno has done a great job - he knows it will be a tough game, but we're aware of how good they've been. It will be good to pit our wits against them."

Wolves made a strong start to the season but are winless in their last five Premier League games, failing to score on three occasions in that run.

They were beaten 2-0 by Huddersfield on Sunday, and Nuno said: "We need individual consistency, we can't afford to have players up and down on their performance. It's a basic aspect for us.

"We were all disappointed. Individually, each one of us has to look inside and see what aspects didn't work and bounce back. We totally believe in what we do, the way we do things."

Josh Murphy is expected to return to the Cardiff starting line-up. The winger dropped to the bench for the 1-0 defeat at Everton last weekend but has been a key figure for Cardiff in recent home matches.

Warnock has some late decisions to make as he has "two or three niggles" in camp and Kenneth Zohore is still struggling with a calf injury.

Wolves have no new injury concerns, with Jonny Otto their only enforced absentee.