Battle of the six-pointer – Cardiff v Leeds who came out on top?
Both Cardiff manager Paul Trollope and Leeds boss Gary Monk were feeling the heat ahead of this match, due to their abject performances in the league so far this season. For the Bluebirds of Cardiff, 3 straight defeats in the league saw them in the relegation zone.
Despite a win for Leeds in midweek, the fans and boardroom expectation of the Yorkshire side meant that pressure was still on Monk ahead of their trip to South Wales.
Ultimately it was the English side that triumphed at the Cardiff City stadium by 2 goals to nil, both goals coming in the second half from a Wood penalty and a late Hernandez strike.
Monk was rightfully relieved: "This is another step in the right direction. We are getting there slowly; we've not yet had that complete performance but we are growing. It was important to get those back-to-back wins and see how these young players deal with that momentum."
For Blues fans, it was another defeat that leaves them rooted to the bottom of the Sky-Bet Championship and 1 win from 8 games means increasing pressure on Boss Trollope. His side were unlucky, however, hitting the post twice in the first half before Leeds scoring against the run of play through the penalty.
Trollope lamented yet another loss: "I thought we were in pretty good control, we needed one of the chances to go in and they didn't. The refereeing decision changed the game, which was frustrating for us because there was a lot going on at set-pieces at both ends.”
