This is the latest on injured Cardiff City stars Kenneth Zohore, Aron Gunnarsson and Joe Bennett
Monday 30th October 2017
Cardiff City won't rush star men Aron Gunnarsson or Kenneth Zohore back into first team action, while Joe Bennett will be assessed ahead of the game against Ipswich Town.
Gunnarsson and Zohore both missed the Bluebirds' games against Middlesbrough and Millwall, both carrying ankle injuries, and Bennett limped off during the 0-0 draw against the Lions with a tight calf.
But despite preparing for a big clash against play-off hopefuls Ipswich on Tuesday night, Neil Warnock is unlikely to bring back Zohore and Gunnarsson as he does not want to risk further damage to two of his most influential players.
Bennett, meanwhile, faces a late fitness test after Warnock admitted the left-back's Millwal withdrawal was jut a precaution.
On whether the Bluebirds missed Gunnarsson and Zohore against Millwall, Warnock said: "I can say that but then again I could have said that last Saturday and we got a good result (against Middlesbrough).
"I think we were only a goalkeeping performance away from three points. But you've got to break them down and I didn't think we were good enough in midfield.
"You need a little bit more, a Gunnarsson type of player, to make something happen. But we've all got injuries at some stage so there's no good bleating about it. We've got to get onto Tuesday."
Lee Peltier could continue to deputise for Bennett on the left with Callum Paterson pushing for a first Cardiff start on the other side.
It remains to be seen whether Danny Ward earns a third successive start up front instead of Zohore, while Gunnarsson's absence has been mitigated by the form of on-loan Derby man Craig Bryson and Sol Bamba's midfield stint.
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