Cardiff's top scorer Michael Chopra says he has no regrets about his suspension for this weekend's big derby match against Swansea.

The former Sunderland hitman received his fifth yellow card of the season in the closing stages of Sunday's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest and triggered an automatic one-match ban.

Despite the disappointment of missing the clash, Chopra insists he would not do anything any different if he had his time again.

The 25-year-old told Wales Online: "I've been criticised for the challenge, but the ball was there to be won. Maybe if it wasn't so wet I would have only slid two yards instead of five or 10. But I'm a player who will always go for a 50-50 ball.

"Some of my challenges earlier in the game could have earned me a booking. But you don't go into a game on four bookings and pull out of a tackle. It's a part and parcel of being a footballer."