Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers

Meite gives Cardiff precious win at Blackburn
Championship strugglers Cardiff City ease the pressure on manager Omer Riza with a much-needed win at play-off hopefuls Blackburn Rovers.
Blackburn Rov 1 - 2 Cardiff City. Match Report
Championship strugglers Cardiff City eased the pressure on manager Omer Riza with a much-needed win at play-off hopefuls Blackburn Rovers. Yousef Salech headed Cardiff into an early lead which lasted only 10 minutes as Yuki Ohashi nodded in for the home side.
Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Cardiff City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Pick of the stats: Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
Cardiff City will look to avoid dropping into the relegation zone as they visit play off chasers Blackburn Rovers on Saturday (15:00 GMT). The Bluebirds are only one point above 22nd placed Derby County and within three points of basement dwellers Plymouth Argyle.
Blackburn Rovers' play-off hopes hanging by a thread after Cardiff City reverse
After the midweek defeat in the Potteries, Ismael reverted to the more familiar 4-2-3-1 with four changes. Sondre Tronstad and Ohashi, Joe Rankin-Costello replaced the injured Callum Brittain and Emmanuel Dennis was handed a first league start for Rovers.
Cardiff boss Riza on Blackburn Rovers win and penalty drama
Cardiff boss Omer Riza says his heart was in his mouth when referee Adam Herczeg pointed to the penalty spot late on – but insists the officials eventually made the right call. Callum O’Dowda was initially judged to have handled inside the area but Mr Herczeg changed his mind after speaking with his assistant.
Riza praises Cardiff's fasting match-winner Meite
Cardiff City manager Omer Riza praises the "great resilience" of Yakou Meite after his match-winning goal at Blackburn Rovers.
Match Report | Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City earned three huge points by beating Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon. Omer Riza made five changes to the starting XI, with Joel Bagan, Andy Rinomhota, Joe Ralls, Sivert Mannsverk and Callum Robinson replacing Dimi Goutas, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Robertson, Rubin Colwill and Will Alves.
Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City LIVE: Championship team news, line-ups and more
Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Cardiff City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Riza targets 'eight finals' after Blackburn win
Manager Omer Riza says Cardiff City will approach their last eight games of the Championship season like cup finals as they fight to avoid relegation. Saturday's 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers was only the Bluebirds' second away win of the season and ended a three-match losing run.
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