Wrexham hold no fear for Cardiff, says Robinson

Wrexham will hold no fear for Cardiff City in their all-Welsh EFL Cup tie, says Bluebirds forward Callum Robinson.

Championship Wrexham and the League One Bluebirds have been drawn together in the fourth round, setting up a first meeting between the clubs for 21 years.

Although Wrexham are a division higher than Cardiff, the opposite was true as recently as last season, before Robinson and his team-mates were relegated from the Championship and the Hollywood-owned north Wales club were promoted from League One.

But the Republic of Ireland international, who scored one of Cardiff's goals in their third-round win at Premier League side Burnley on Tuesday, is bullish about his team's chances.

Asked if Wrexham will start next month's match as favourites, Robinson said: "No, not really. I don't think. I think the way we've started the season, we're in a positive mindset which was shown on Tuesday night against a top team. And it's shown throughout the season."

Robinson continued: "It'll be a good challenge for us. They're in the Championship, they've brought a lot of players in, they've got a big squad. Fair play to them, they've got up there and if you get to the Championship, obviously you've earned it.

"But I think, us boys, we've started fast, we've done really well and I feel like there's nothing to fear. There was probably more fear of going Tuesday night to Burnley, away against a Premier League team, than there is probably going to Wrexham. We'll give it a go and try and get through to the quarters."

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Tuesday's 2-1 victory at Burnley secured Cardiff's place in the fourth round of the EFL Cup for the first time since 2012, when they lost in the final on penalties to Liverpool.

The impressive performance at Turf Moor followed wins over Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town earlier in the competition, while the Bluebirds have also started the season strongly in League One.

They are fourth in the table having lost only one match so far and visit Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

Head coach Brian Barry-Murphy acknowledges that next month's cup tie at Wrexham will generate a lot of attention, not least because of their opponents' high-profile rise from National League to Championship under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

But with six League One fixtures before Cardiff visit the Stok Cae Ras, Barry-Murphy is more concerned about his side's league endeavours.

"I imagine that's great news for everybody involved, even though at the moment it seems a lifetime away for us with bigger priorities on the horizon on Saturday," he said.

"I know a lot of players in the Wrexham squad who I know really well and consider friends. I worked with Conor Coady last year at Leicester, Ollie Rathbone, Andy Cannon [at Rochdale].

"That will be a great day and I'm sure it'll be a great game when it comes around but, from my point of view, the focus will be on Saturday before we start thinking about anything like that cup tie."