Ashley Williams says that he's looking forward to playing against international team mate Craig Bellamy on Sunday.

It will be the first time both players will have lined-up against each other having featured together with the Wales national team.

And on the day he will break the club's consecutive league appearance record Williams knows what to expect from the former Liverpool and Celtic man.

"I am sure he is going to be extra lively in this one and that's just the way he is," said Williams, speaking to the Western Mail.

"He could be playing a cup game against a League Two side and he will still be exactly the same.

"I'm sure he will ruffle a few feathers this weekend and I'll be telling the boys to just ignore him.

"The boys know about him already and I am sure we will be able to laugh about it afterwards when we meet back up for Wales.

"It's the first time I will have played against him and I've always said he is the best player I have ever played with. Probably a lot of players who have played with him would say the same.

"I'm looking forward to playing against him to see what it's like."

Williams' manager, Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, says that all of the pressure is on Cardiff this weekend.

Also in the Western Mail, he says: "We are underdogs and that suits us perfectly because we're happy to quietly get on with our work.

"We're not getting talked about as much, but maybe people don't know about us. Maybe they don't come down to Swansea because we don't boast about what we are going to do and that doesn't make headlines.

"But my players will be happy to do their talking on the pitch."

In the Cardiff camp, Craig Bellamy has hailed this Sunday's game as 'special'.

The Wales international will be playing in his first ever south Wales derby after joining his hometown club on loan back in August.

He said: "This is obviously my first South-Wales derby and it is a little bit different to other derby fixtures I've played in because I've grown-up with this one and I know what it's all about.

"You have to respect just how much this game means to the people of Cardiff and Swansea, but ultimately it's a game between two teams who are doing very well in the division.

"I don't think there's that much pressure on either team, so it should make for a good game. We'll be trying our best to take the three points."

Back to Swansea and skipper Garry Monk says that while his side may not be able to compete with the Bluebirds financially, they still have the pleyers to do the job on Sunday.

"When you look at the squad they have assembled, the money they have spent and the wages they are on, we expect a tough, tough game," he says.

"They are paying Premiership wages, so they've got Premiership players.

"One of their players is probably on more money a week than our whole squad, so it shows you what we are up against.

"When I saw they were signing the likes of Craig Bellamy and Jason Koumas down from the Premiership, and with the rest of the goal scoring options they already had, I knew they would be strong candidates.

"They are top of the league for a reason - they've played the best football.

"But we've got our own threats going forward they will need to be wary of us.

"We've got five clean sheets in the league and we score goals as well. We want to keep that going on Sunday."