Barclays Premier League
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Tuesday, 11 February
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Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says winger Craig Noone should be available for selection despite nursing an injury.
Noone was left on the bench in the defeat by Swansea on Saturday.
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert has doubts over on-loan Chelsea defender Ryan Bertrand and captain Ron Vlaar.
Bertrand hurt his ribs when he collided with a post in Saturday's 2-0 loss against West Ham, while Vlaar missed that game with a hamstring problem.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Aston Villa won their first league meeting with Cardiff for 38 years in November - a 2-0 victory at Villa Park.
Villa's last win at Cardiff was 40 years previous, Ray Graydon scoring the only goal of the game.
Cardiff won 3-1 the last time the two clubs met in the Welsh capital - December 1974.
Cardiff City
Cardiff's derby defeat by Swansea means they have picked up just four points in their last nine games. (W1 D1 L7)
The Bluebirds are top of the Premier League's fair play table, with just 36 cautions and no red cards.
Craig Bellamy has scored six goals in 14 league games against Villa during his career.
Cardiff are the division's second-lowest scorers with just 19 goals in 25 games.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side ended a run of three home games without a win when they beat Norwich in their last fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Solskjaer never lost a league game against Aston Villa as a player, and scored the winner at Villa Park when Manchester United won 1-0 on Boxing Day 2000.
Steven Caulker has played in every minute of every Premier League game for Cardiff since his summer move from Tottenham.
Aston Villa
Villa have only won one of their last five away games - at Sunderland in January.
Saturday's 2-0 defeat at home by West Ham ended a run of six Premier League games in which they had scored a goal.
Paul Lambert has never won in Cardiff as a manager - his Norwich side were beaten 3-1 there in October 2010 on his only previous visit.
Victory would seal Villa's first double of the season.
Matthew Lowton made his Football League debut for Sheffield United against Cardiff City in March 2010.