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What time is Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest kick-off? TV channel, referee and team news

Cardiff City welcome Nottingham Forest to the Welsh capital tonight for a highly-anticipated Championship clash.

The Bluebirds' play-off hopes took a knock last weekend when they lost 2-0 to Stoke City, while Forest are winless in their last three outings but still sit in the top six.

Here are all the key details you need about the match.

What time does Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest kick-off?

Cardiff City vs Nottingham Forest will kick-off at 7.45pm on Tuesday, January 25.

Is it on TV?

Yes. The game will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.

You will be able to watch Sky's coverage from 7pm, 45 minutes before kick-off.

You can also follow it on our live blog here from 5pm.

Who is the referee?

The referee for tonight's match is Stephen Martin.

This will be the first time he has refereed a Bluebirds game since the 2-2 draw with Reading in December 2017.

What are the odds?

The Bluebirds have been made slight favourites for the clash.

Cardiff are priced at 11/8 for the win.

The draw meanwhile, is priced at 23/10, while a Forest win is currently 2/1 (odds via SkyBet).

What's the team news?

Albert Adomah will miss tonight's match as he is ineligible to play against his parent club.

That compounds the news that Lee Tomlin (knee) will be sidelined for up to eight weeks, which represents a massive blow for the Bluebirds.

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Isaac Vassell and Matthew Connolly are also the long-term absentees.

For tonight's visitors, meanwhile, there are doubts over Samba Sow (knee), Sammy Ameobi (hips) and Lewis Grabban (knee), who has been in incredible goalscoring form this season with 16 in all competitions.

Nuno da Costa will definitely miss the clash with a muscle injury, too.

Tendayi Darikwa is a long-term absentee owing to an ACL injury he sustained last summer.

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