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Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy says centre-back pair Will Fish and Dylan Lawlor are available for Saturday's trip to Blackburn Rovers, but Rubin Colwill remains sidelined with an ankle injury.

Fish - who played 45 games for the Bluebirds last season - has not featured this campaign having been recovering from surgery on a hernia injury.

Meanwhile, Wales international Lawlor made his return from a knee injury with a brief substitute appearance in Cardiff's last game against Charlton on 19 September.

Cardiff, who sit 21st in the Championship after eight games, will continue to be without Calum Chambers who is struggling with a knee injury.

However, the return of Fish and Lawlor will be a big boost to the Bluebirds, who have regularly been forced to play full-backs in a central role during the early stages of the season.

"[Fish and Lawlor] are all good, the break has benefitted them and they are good to go," said Barry-Murphy.

"Calum is not back in training, he's seen a specialist today. We'll know more about his injury after that.

"I was hopeful we'd have one or two more players back by this junction. Hopefully they will all be fit sooner rather than later."

Cardiff remain without Colwill, with Barry-Murphy hopeful the 24-year-old will return to full training next week.

And striker Yousef Salech remains a doubt for Saturday's game at Ewood Park having suffered a shoulder injury in the closing stages of their win over Charlton.

"He was back on the pitch on Tuesday, we'll have to check with him," said Barry-Murphy.

"He hasn't trained with us yet so we'll have to see how he is today make a decision about Saturday afternoon.

"Isaak [Davies] has been back in full training today and has done a lot of work over the international break, but Rubin won't be fit for Saturday.

"And Alex Robertson has had shin splints and a tight Achilles. We don't think he'll train today but hopefully he'll train tomorrow and be fit for Saturday."

Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City are hoping to build on some promising signs when they resume Championship action against each other at Ewood Park on Saturday (15:00 BST).

Rovers take a two-game unbeaten run into the meeting while Cardiff recorded their first league win of the campaign when beating Charlton Athletic 3-1 just before the international break.

• Blackburn Rovers were beaten 2-1 at Ewood Park by Cardiff City in their last Championship meeting in March 2025 but have not lost consecutive home league games against the Bluebirds since November 1980.

• Cardiff City are hoping to record consecutive league wins against Blackburn Rovers for the first time since August 2016.

• Blackburn are hoping to record consecutive home league wins for only the second time in the past two seasons, previously achieving that in February 2026.

• Although they have only registered one Championship win this season, Cardiff have had the most shots (148), the most shots on target (53) and average the highest possession of any side (64.8%), while only Middlesbrough have completed more passes in the final third than the Bluebirds (1,084).

• Jack Moylan was involved in all three of Cardiff's goals in their 3-1 win over Charlton last time out (2 goals, 1 assist). Moylan has had the most touches in the opposition box in the Championship this season (62) and ranks third for shots (30).

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Cardiff City defender Noah Anyadike has set another record after making his Wales Under-21 debut in the defeat by Austria.

The 15-year-old came on as a second-half substitute in the 7-1 loss in Caernarfon to become the youngest player to represent Wales at that level.

In August, aged 15 years and 98 days old, Anyadike became the youngest player to appear for the Bluebirds when starting in the 2-1 defeat by Norwich City.

That appearance also made him the youngest player in EFL Cup history.

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Midfielder Charlie Holt believes Cardiff City is the perfect place to progress after signing from Manchester City to join the Bluebirds' under-21s squad.

The 17-year-old hopes to follow the likes of Dylan Lawlor, Rubin and Joel Colwill, Cian Ashford and Ronan Kpakio in progressing towards the Championship club's first team.

"The opportunities that you can get here at Cardiff City are clear to see. It's a great place to be," he said.

Burnley-born Holt developed through the age groups at Manchester City and played 12 times last season in their Under-18 Premier League North title success.

"I'm an energetic player with technical ability on the ball. Hopefully, I can chip in with a few goals as well," said the teenager.

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Cardiff City have added another international in their ranks after Joel Bagan won his first cap on the same night Bluebirds team-mate Jack Moyaln shone for the Republic of Ireland.

Full-back Bagan had won eight caps for Ireland's Under-21s but, despite becoming a Championship regular in south Wales, had yet to break into senior international football.

Injury ended hopes of that happening in the summer when he had to pull out of Heimir Hallgrimsson's squad following his first call-up.

But after being included for this batch of Nations League games, the 25-year-old made his bow for the Boys in Green as he came on as a late substitute in the 3-0 win over Israel in Debrecen.

The game had been played amid contentious circumstances, but was won comfortably via three first-half goals, one of which coming from summer signing Moylan.

Moylan – who has scored three times for Cardiff since his arrival from Lincoln City – now has four goals in four appearances for Ireland.

The midfielder also provided Swansea City striker Adam Idah for a goal in their first win of their Nations League B group.

Bagan and Moylan now face games against Austria and Israel again before returning to Cardiff for Championship duty.

With Dylan Lawlor, Rubin Colwill and Isaak Davies unavailable for Wales through injury, Brian Barry-Murphy has two other first-team members on international duty with Cian Ashford and Joel Colwill away with Craig Bellamy's side.

However, neither has been involved in the two defeats so far ahead of games with Norway and Denmark at Cardiff City Stadium.

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Cardiff City defender Perry Ng's hopes of playing for Singapore have taken a significant step forward.

The 30-year-old has been granted Singapore citizenship after a process he has described as confusing.

Liverpool-born Ng qualifies through his paternal grandfather and has long held the desire to play for the Lions and make his mark at international level.

If Fifa approves Ng's availability for Singapore, his first chance of a debut could come at the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia with the Lions facing Australia in the opening game on Saturday, 9 January.

The Lions group also includes Tajikstan and Iraq as they dream of being in the final on Saturday, 5 February.

During that period the Bluebirds have Championship fixtures against Middlesbrough, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United and Burnley while they host Norwich a day after the Asian Cup final.

In a social media post celebrating his new status, Ng wrote: "Proud to share that I'm now a Singpore citizen.

"Singapore has always been part of my family's story and over the years it has become home for me too."

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Alex Robertson will remain at Cardiff City over the international break after withdrawing from Australia's squad to face Brazil.

Robertson, 23, pulled out for medical reasons after being called up for the Socceroos for the first time since missing out on selection for the summer's World Cup.

No details have been given on the injury, but the midfielder is set to stay in south Wales during a key period that Cardiff boss Brian Barry-Murphy hopes will be "very beneficial" for the Bluebirds as they aim to edge key men closer to fitness.

That includes Dylan Lawlor, with the centre-back not involved in Wales' Nations League games having returned for his first minutes of the season as a late substitute in the 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic.

Fellow central defender Will Fish will also return to training, but Barry-Murphy warned there is no planned return date as yet for Calum Chambers, who is yet to kick a ball this season.

"This break will be very beneficial for us, we'll train a lot and improve a lot, particularly with a focus Dylan and Will Fish," said Barry-Murphy, who added he hoped Fish would be in contention to return when Cardiff take on Blackburn Rovers on 10 October.

"He did his first day last week, it's not full training, but he's making good progress but if we can use this break as we hope he should be in a much better place come the next game.

"Calum Chambers is not straightforward because he's looking longer term. It's not as imminent; he's happy his neck and back are in a good place, but he still has some issue with his knee with swelling and he's not been able to get rid of that."

Issak Davies and Rubin Colwill will also remain at the club's Vale of Glamorgan training base having missed out on the chance of Wales selection because of injury.

Five senior players will be on international duty, including Joel Colwill and Cian Ashford with Wales – the latter hoping to win his first cap after being drafted into Craig Bellamy's squad for Nations League games against Portugal, Denmark and Norway.

Joel Bagan is also hoping for a debut after being named in the Republic of Ireland squad for fixtures against Israel, Kosovo and Austria alongside midfielder Jack Moylan.

Summer signing Moylan made his international bow in May after his impressive season with Lincoln, the Dubliner scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 win over Grenada, while Bagan had to withdraw from his first call-up through injury.

Meanwhile full-back Ronan Kpakio is expected to feature for Matty Jones' Wales Under-21s, who take on Belgium and Austria, with five other young Bluebirds in the squad including the 15-year-old Noah Anyadike.

We asked for your views after Cardiff City claimed a long-awaited first Championship win of the season.

Jack Moylan scored twice and Yousef Salech also found the target as the Bluebirds claimed a 3-1 home victory over Charlton Athletic.

Here are some of your opinions.

Ken: Let's hope this will kickstart the season. Past results have been promising where they should have won the game. Come on the Bluebirds.

Kevin: Great game and a well-deserved win.

Pete: Good performance and much-needed win. Buy a proven goalscorer at Championship level asap and we'll quickly move up the table.

Mark: Excellent all-round performance. Worked hard right through the team and took a couple of our chances.

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Cardiff City defender Perry Ng says he expects the club to "batter some teams" moving forward as the Bluebirds finally put an end to their winless run.

The Bluebirds picked up their first league win of the season on Saturday lunchtime, as a brace from Jack Moylan and a strike from Yousef Salech saw them beat Charlton 3-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium.

The win had been a long time coming for Cardiff, who have been struggling to take advantage of their dominance in fixtures, despite registering the most shots of any team in the league.

And Ng, who wore the captain's armband against Charlton, praised the intensity of head coach Brian Barry-Murphy, who he described as the "perfect match" for the squad.

"Brian pushes everyone every day, there's no time to relax with him and I love that," said Ng.

"Even his meetings, you come out of it thinking 'let's go', and that's something I thrive on. I really feel his energy when he talks like that.

"Today we could have scored more, but if we keep working on the training pitch I think we will batter some teams as long as we don't concede sloppy goals."

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Victory came at the eighth time of asking for the Bluebirds, who have struggled in the early stages of their return to the Championship following promotion from League One last season.

But despite the previously winless start to the season, Ng says the players have not dropped their heads.

"We've been working hard every day, not been getting too down even though we haven't won," said Ng.

"We know the performances have been quite good and we've been unlucky in games.

"Today was another good performance; they couldn't cope with us, so it's good to get our first home win and get the place bouncing again.

"Hopefully we can go on a bit of a streak now."

The Bluebirds now have three weeks before their next Championship fixture, against Blackburn Rovers on 10 October, as the season pauses for the international window.

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Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy says he is crossing his fingers that a late injury to striker Yousef Salech is not serious.

The Bluebirds striker returned to goal-scoring form on Saturday, scoring Cardiff's second in a 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic.

However the afternoon did not end as planned, as Salech injured his shoulder following an attempted header in the Charlton box.

The 24-year-old looked in considerable discomfort as he was replaced with his arm in a sling, clutching at his shoulder.

Speaking after the win, Cardiff boss Barry-Murphy says concerns about the severity of the injury eased following the game.

"He seems okay," said Barry-Murphy.

"We were concerned he may have damaged his shoulder but after the game he looks relatively okay, he looks relatively comfortable in the changing room."

Salech missed considerable time in the second half of last season after suffering a nerve injury in his neck and back against Stockport.

But Barry-Murphy says this latest knock is unrelated to his previous injury.

"He had that injury last season with the nerve issue, but it's unrelated," added Barry-Murphy.

"That was in his neck and back, this is just a shoulder injury.

"I've seen him in the changing rooms and it doesn't look bad. So fingers crossed."

Salech has three weeks to recover before Cardiff's next Championship game, away at Blackburn Rovers on 10 October.

Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy reacts after his side recorded their first Championship win of the season, beating Charlton Athletic 3-1 at home.

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