{
  "id": 3053154,
  "title": "Cardiff 'mindful' over defenders before Norwich tie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/cardiff-mindful-over-defenders-before-norwich-tie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:30:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cardiff-mindful-over-defenders-norwich-151802077.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cardiff City's head coach Brian Barry-Murphy has urged the club to carefully manage their fit defenders ahead of their EFL Cup second-round tie against Norwich City on Tuesday (19:00 GMT). The Bluebirds are currently facing an early-season injury crisis at the back, with four senior central defenders unavailable for selection. This means Barry-Murphy has had to field right-back Perry Ng and left-back Joel Bagan in central defence roles at Derby County last Saturday, with Ronan Kpakio and Calum Scanlon starting as full-backs. The only defensive option on the bench was 15-year-old Noah Anyadike, who may feature in the match against Norwich if needed. Barry-Murphy may turn to Cardiff's under-21 squad for additional backup players to safeguard his frontline options before their upcoming Championship match against Sheffield United. The Cardiff head coach emphasized the importance of not pushing the players too hard and too soon in the season, noting that Calum Scanlon, who played the full game at Derby, had returned for a second loan spell from Liverpool. Other potential starters for the Norwich tie include Jack Moylan, who is expected to recover from a dead leg, and Joel Colwill, David Turnbull, Isaak Davies, and Callum Robinson, who were on the bench against Derby.",
  "summary": "Brian Barry-Murphy says Cardiff City must look after their fit defenders when they host Norwich City in the EFL Cup second round on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Norwich forward in line for return in Carabao Cup clash against Cardiff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/norwich-forward-in-line-for-return-in-carabao-cup-clash-against",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}