Danny Ward in contention to return for Cardiff against West Brom

Posted Monday, January 27, 2020 by PA

Cardiff striker Danny Ward comes back into contention for his side’s Sky Bet Championship clash at home to leaders West Brom on Tuesday night.

Ward was forced off with a head injury in the 1-1 draw at Birmingham nine days ago and, following concussion protocols, he was ruled out of the FA Cup fourth-round draw at Reading on Saturday.

Defender Lee Peltier should also be available after missing the tie with the Royals with a dead leg, although midfielder Joe Ralls is a doubt after coming off in that game after 30 minutes.

Although boss Neil Harris made seven changes for the match at the Madejski Stadium, he is expected to revert more closely to the side that played against the Blues.

Albion will be without Semi Ajayi after the defender was sent off for two bookable offences in Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round win at West Ham.

That forces boss Slaven Bilic into one change for the trip to the Cardiff City Stadium, with Ajayi the second player out via a ban as midfielder Matheus Pereira serves the second game of a three-match suspension.

Bilic has two players sidelined through injury in midfielder Grady Diangana and full-back Kieran Gibbs, both with hamstring issues.

After making eight changes for the game with the Hammers, like Harris, it is expected Bilic will again rotate his squad as he looks to end a run of six league games without a win.