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Why Cardiff City will need to build on positive results

Cardiff City’s Pete Whittingham celebrates scoring their first goal (REUTERS)
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Cardiff City have taken four points from their first two games under Neil Warnock but they will need to build on that healthy return this Saturday.

Cardiff City's Manager Neil Warnock applauds the fans at the end of the match

Neil Warnock has enjoyed a successful start to his Cardiff City tenure with four points from two games, and with both results coming against in-form Championship teams.

This weekend, the Bluebirds will take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in their first away fixture under their new boss.

The clash will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and Cardiff will be hoping they can secure their second consecutive win at the City Ground.

Sheffield Wednesday's Daniel Pudil and Cardiff City's Craig Noone in action

The Bluebirds have a healthy record against Saturday’s opponents with four wins from the last five meetings with the East Midlands club.

Neil Warnock has impressed once again on his return to management and Cardiff are slowly becoming a team to be feared, but they need to back that up this weekend by beating an out of sorts Nottingham Forest.

Of course, a draw would suffice away from home but if Cardiff can make it seven points from a possible nine then they would quickly get back on track.

Marvin Emnes of Blackburn Rovers and Damien Perquis of Nottingham Forest in action

The Bluebirds took a point from a Sheffield Wednesday side who had won five of their last seven on earlier this week, and that result on top of the win over Bristol City will give the squad real belief going into Saturday’s fixture.

The Forest clash will undoubtedly be a tough test for Warnock and his team but a win could give them a huge amount of confidence going into a home fixture with Wigan Athletic before the international break.

Positive results against Forest and Wigan will give Cardiff a real chance of climbing the table and cutting the gap between them and the Championship’s top six.

Cardiff City’s Joe Bennett and Bristol City’s Jamie Paterson in action