Paul Anderson is Nottingham Forest's main injury concern ahead of the visit of Cardiff.
Anderson limped out of the home defeat to Peterborough on Boxing Day after just six minutes because of a tight hamstring.
The midfielder will continue to be assessed and a late decision will be made on his fitness.
Doubts also surround the fitness of Joel Lynch after the defender missed that game with a groin problem, so midfielder Guy Moussi is on standby to line up in the back four again.
Brendan Moloney suffered a knee injury in training last week.
The full-back joins a list of defensive casualties that also includes, Wes Morgan (ankle) and Jamaal Lascelles (stress fracture), while Chris Cohen, who can also play at the back, will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
Striker Ishmael Miller remains sidelined with a foot injury.
Forest have endured a miserable end to 2011 having failed to score in their last six Championship matches, losing five of them.