Wrexham hold no fear for Cardiff, says Robinson

Cardiff City will not be afraid of Wrexham in their all-Welsh EFL Cup clash, according to Bluebirds forward Callum Robinson.

In the fourth round, Championship Wrexham and League One Bluebirds met for the first time in 21 years when they were drawn together.

Wrexham are a division higher than Cardiff, but that was before Robinson and his team-mates were expelled from the Championship and the Hollywood-owned north Wales club were promoted from League One.

However, the Republic of Ireland international is optimistic about his team’s chances after scoring one of Cardiff’s goals on Tuesday in their third-round victory over Burnley.

Robinson continued, “We’ll face a good challenge.” They have a sizable squad, are in the championship, and have recruited a lot of players. Fair play to them, they’ve risen to the top, and it’s obvious that you’ve earned it if you win the Championship.

Cardiff’s place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup was relegated to them on Tuesday after Burnley won the game 2-1 over Liverpool, their first defeat since 2012 when they lost in penalties to Liverpool.

The Bluebirds have also had a strong League One season debut, with victories over Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town following their impressive performances at Turf Moor.

They travel to Wigan Athletic on Saturday, going fourth in the table after only one game so far.

According to head coach Brian Barry-Murphy, the cup match against Wrexham will draw a lot of attention, not least because of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s ownership of the team’s infamous transition from the National League to Championship.

Barry-Murphy is more concerned about his team’s League One accomplishments now that Cardiff have six games to play at the Stok Cae Ras.

Even though it seems a lifetime away for us right now with bigger priorities looming on Saturday, “I imagine that’s great news for everyone involved,” he said.

I have a lot of friends who are members of the Wrexham squad, ” I know a lot of them.” Last year, I collaborated with Andy Cannon and Ollie Rathbone at Rochdale and Conor Coady at Leicester.