Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy, Irish former player and defensive midfielder, leads a promotion push amid injury concerns.
Portsmouth beat Cardiff 2-0 in a Championship game, with Krystian Bielik involved in a physical incident with a spectator while retrieving a ball. Cardiff’s coach says Bielik was slapped; another ball incident led to ejections. Authorities and clubs are reviewing the events.
Cardiff City face fresh fitness concerns as defenders Will Fish and Perry Ng, and midfielder Alex Robertson, are assessed ahead of a Wednesday home game against West Ham. The squad has already been stretched by injuries to Lawlor, Chambers, Bielik and the suspended Osho, with Rubin Colwill returning from injury to feature as a substitute.