The Sky Blues travel to the Cardiff City stadium as they look to end 2016 on a high...
Nicky Eaden takes charge of City's U23s side as they travel to Wales to face Cardiff City.
Corey Addai continues in goal, while Jacob Whitmore, Jack Finch and Cian Harries form a back three. Devon Kelly-Evans and Bilal Sayoud will operate as wing-backs, with Callum Maycock and Ben Stevenson, returning from suspension, as the midfield pairing.
Jodi Jones starts in behind the front two of Jack McBean and George Thomas.
Coventry City U23: Addai (GK), Whitmore, Finch, Harries, Dev. Kelly-Evans (C), Stevenson, Maycock, Sayoud, Jones, McBean, Thomas.
Subs: Scuza (GK), Thompson, Bayliss, Shipley, Ponticelli.
Cardiff City U23: Murphy (GK), Rees, John, Weymans, Ajayi, Blaise, Southam, Wharton, Harris, O'Sullivan, Kennedy.
Subs: O'Reilly (GK), Abbruzzese, Waite, Coxe, Spence.