Taylor's agent has already threatened to move his player on this transfer window, but Coloccini is facing a six-week spell on the sidelines (after suffering a knee injury) and he will be one step nearer a first team place.
Mike Williamson has surprised even HIMSELF with some solid performances in recent weeks, and a year ago it would be unthinkable to suggest he would be ahead of Taylor in the pecking order.
The club will also be without suspended right-back Mathieu Debuchy for the next three games after he was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Claudio Yacob.
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa: “We lost two good players - Fabricio and Mathieu.
“But we have a good bench. They can’t play, so it is a chance for other players.
“It’s up to the manager. If the manager needs me to play, I am ready.
"I will play for the team and do my best. At the training ground I do my best, work hard and wait for my chance.
“We had a great chance to win at West Brom, but we lost.
“We’re now thinking about the next game.
“All games are a challenge for the team.
“We try to become better game after game. We need to beat Cardiff. “
FA CUP (Played Saturday and Sunday)
FA Cup draw
Third round
Barnsley v Coventry
Yeovil v Leyton Orient
Liverpool v Oldham
Nottingham Forest v West Ham
Bristol City v Watford
Southend v Millwall
Middlesbrough v Hull
West Brom v Crystal Palace
Kidderminster v Peterborough
Doncaster v Stevenage
Stoke v Leicester
Southampton v Burnley
Newcastle v Cardiff
Rochdale v Leeds
Wigan v MK Dons
Charlton v Oxford
Manchester United v Swansea
Port Vale v Plymouth
Norwich v Fulham
Aston Villa v Sheffield United
Macclesfield v Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland v Carlisle
Bolton v Blackpool
Blackburn v Manchester City
Everton v QPR
Brighton v Reading
Arsenal v Tottenham
Birmingham v Bristol Rovers/Crawley
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Ipswich v Preston
Derby v Chelsea
Bournemouth v Burton