But having spent much of last season on the bench, he has made the most of Glenn Loovens& 8217; move to Celtic to play a key role in three successive clean sheets against Sheffield United, Bristol City and Barnsley.
He was stung by Dave Jones& 8217; decision leave him out of the starting line-up at Barnsley in midweek, with the Bluebirds& 8217; manager likely to continue his rotation in attack by pairing Bothroyd with Ross McCormack.
Meanwhile, unbeaten Cardiff head to Derby tomorrow determined to build on the midweek win at Barnsley which lifted them to sixth place in the Championship table.
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