High-flying Cardiff City travel to Burton Albion on Saturday, 31 January (15:00 GMT), with boss Brian Barry-Murphy expecting a tough encounter.
The Bluebirds sit four points clear at the top of League One after comfortably beating Barnsley 4-0 at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday.
Barry-Murphy is excited for the clash and expects a tough encounter with the Brewers.
"It was a very difficult game when we played against them in our own stadium. They clearly showed how dangerous a team they are and have continued to do so," Barry-Murphy said.
Burton have lost their last two league games and sit 20th in the table, but will be looking to do the double on the league leaders after a Charlie Webster strike secured a 1-0 win for The Brewers in September.
"They've had some brilliant results against the top teams and obviously were very competitive in the game against Bolton on Tuesday.
"It's going to be a really tough game and one that we're really looking forward to," he added.
Cardiff come into the fixture on the back of an eight-game unbeaten sequence after a tough run of winter fixtures.
"I'm very pleased with the response of the players in that congested period," said the Bluebirds' head coach.
"We've managed to come through the other side of January with most of the players in a good physical state."
Supporters will be eager to see the return of playmaker Rubin Colwill - who has not appeared since sustaining an ankle injury in November - but will have to wait a little bit longer.
Barry-Murphy will be without him and Yousef Salech for their visit to Burton, but both are nearing a return.
"There's a lot of room for optimism especially with Ruben so close to a return and obviously Yousef," said Barry-Murphy.
"The squad is in a really good place and I'm very pleased."
