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City are without influential captain Vincent Kompany, who suffered a groin injury against Newcastle on Monday.
Matija Nastasic may be pressed into action ahead of schedule after an ankle injury, while summer signing Stevan Jovetic has overcome the hamstring problem that kept him out last weekend.
MATCH PREVIEW
This fixture throws up the only two managers who went in to the season having never managed in the Premier League before. They have so far spent over £120m between them this summer, but have contrasting aspirations and pressures for the remaining 37 games of the campaign.
Manuel Pellegrini couldn't really have scripted a better start to life in charge of Manchester City. Their win over Newcastle was comfortable, clinical and also entertaining - but after over 25 years in management he is experienced enough to know tougher challenges lie ahead.
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
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"I am sure there will be a cracking atmosphere for Cardiff's first home Premier League game, but even that will not be enough to help Malky Mackay's side. Manchester City have got some top-class players and I don't think they will be intimidated. In fact, they will probably enjoy it."
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This match potentially could be one of them. Malky Mackay will rightly be a proud man when he becomes the first man to take charge of a Cardiff City home game in the top flight for 51 years.
The last one, back in 1962, saw a 3-0 victory over a West Ham team including Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. Deep down he'll be dreaming of a similar upset. There will be a fantastic atmosphere to urge his team on for a fixture their fans were still dreaming about when they left Ninian Park five seasons ago.
If they are to be playing the likes of Manchester City again next season, then their home form will have to be strong. As if they needed it, their opening day defeat at West Ham was a reminder of the step up in quality on show.
City will hope to quieten the crowd as quickly as possible and will realise an away game at a newly-promoted team early on is often a tricky one. It will be a different type of experience for some of their new faces.
It will be fascinating to see how they really gel over the coming months, and just how different the team is to the one that finished 11 points adrift of neighbours United last season. For starters, Pellegrini will settle for another three points.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
The last time the clubs met, then-Third Division strugglers Cardiff pulled off a shock 1-0 win over Premier League City at Ninian Park in the FA Cup fourth round in 1994. Nathan Blake scored the winner and Mark Grew saved a penalty from Keith Curle.
Their last league fixture was in the second tier in March 1985, a 2-2 draw at Maine Road.
The most common result of any meeting between the two clubs is a draw - 20 of their 47 matches have ended level, while City have won 19 and Cardiff eight.
Cardiff City
Cardiff are without a win in five league matches. They drew their final four matches of the 2012-13 Championship season.
But they have not lost at home since a 2-0 Championship defeat to Brighton in February.
Malky Mackay's side won a club record 10 successive home league matches from the start of last season.
Craig Bellamy has now played for seven Premier League teams, a feat matched by Andy Cole, Tal Ben Haim and Wayne Routledge. Only Marcus Bent (8) has played for more.
Manchester City
Against Newcastle on Monday, City completed 90% of their passes - the best ratio in the division in the opening round of fixtures.
Sergio Aguero has scored 24 of his 36 Premier League goals at the Etihad Stadium. City are unbeaten in all 27 Premier League matches in which he has scored (W25, D2).
David Silva's 15th Premier League goal - in the win over Newcastle - was the first he has scored in the English top flight with his head.
Yaya Toure has become the fifth Ivorian to play 100 Premier League matches (after Kolo Toure, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Emmanuel Eboue).