Cardiff City have confirmed that Michael Chopra is OUT of Saturday's match at Swansea after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season.

Contrary to earler reports, the Bluebirds striker will miss the club's next match, rather than wait for seven days for the one-match ban to come into force.

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Midfielder Stephen McPhail, who tore a thigh muscle during the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, is also doubtful for the South Wales derby.

McPhail went off injured after 26 minutes, and manager Dave Jones said: "Stevie popped his thigh muscle and we doubt whether he'll be fit for Saturday. If he's popped it, that usually means a tear. He'll have a scan tomorrow and we'll see the extent of the damage."

Dave rated the result a "hard-earned point." He said: "Their keeper kept them in it during the first half with three unbelievable saves. It's a hard-earned point against opposition who set themselves out to be difficult to break down. Overall, you've got to be pleased with a point but disappointed we didn't see it through.

"Our midfield dropped too deep and we couldn't pressurise when we were clearing. The gap was too big  and that was down to trying to hold on to what we had. But we didn't need to do that. We tried to get the second goal, but we didn't need to do that, either.

"We should have cleared out, put balls into corners, chased them down and made the opposition play from deep. When we cleared it we couldn't get any pressure on the ball because everybody was 18 yards from our goal line.

"Condiitons made the game fast-flowing. Tackles were going to be flying in, but both teams tried to play and it was a decent spectacle considering those conditions. They were two good goals.

"I'm disappointed on the one hand, but pleased that it''s a point on the board. We should have seen it out and we need to learn to be tougher in certain situations. We have young players still learning the trade. In the second half we pressed and deserved to be 1-0 up but sat back too deep, allowed them back into the game and they punished us."