Cardiff City boss Omer Riza has warned the club's lowly position in the Championship table could affect their ability to attract players in January. The Bluebirds appear in desperate need of fresh blood amid a nine-game run without a single victory that has seen them fall to 23rd in the league standings ahead of Sunday's trip to Watford.

Riza says he has had a recruitment meeting with the Cardiff board, but admits the club might struggle to attract the right calibre of signing on a permanent basis, with a focus on the loan market likelier.

City created the first clear-cut opportunity of the match on the 15 minute mark, as Chris Willock struck on goal from the edge of the area. His deflected shot met the crossbar and landed at the feet of Yakou Méïté, though his own effort was saved by the outstretched glove of Jamie Cumming.

New Oxford manager Gary Rowett enjoyed a winning start to his reign with a 3-2 victory over fellow Championship strugglers Cardiff.

Follow live coverage as Oxford United face Cardiff City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Omer Riza has described Cardiff City's meeting with fellow strugglers Oxford United as a game his side "need to win". Cardiff will attempt to end an eight-game sequence without victory when they go to the Kassam Stadium for a meeting of two sides in the Championship relegation zone on Thursday,