Boxing Day bring a top of the table test for Exeter City

Cardiff City away is as tough as it gets in Sky Bet League One but Exeter City will make the Boxing Day trip to South Wales with a new surge in belief running through the squad.

The Grecians were outstanding in defeating Barnsley 3-0 at St James Park in their last outing, a result that moved them out of the relegation zone, while Cardiff suffered a rare defeat at Lincoln.

The Bluebirds edged their previous meeting, 1-0 in the EFL Vertu Trophy, but this will be a very different occasion, and a sizeable festive crowd awaits the Grecians.

City boss Gary Caldwell told the club website: "When you play top of the League you know it's going to be a tough game.

“We have seen them already but we know it will be a changed side from when we played them in the Vertu Trophy, so you can take bits from that game but this will be totally different - it will be a big crowd and they will want to put right the wrongs from Saturday's defeat against Lincoln.

"It's a really tough task, they are a good, well coached team and we have to be at our very best to win. I think our away performances have been very good and we have to learn the details and small margins that will allow us to turn good performances into three points."