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Cardiff City vs Brentford. Sky Bet Championship.

Cardiff City StadiumAttendance15,861.

Cardiff City 2

  • S Morrison (47th minute)
  • P Whittingham (76th minute)

Brentford 1

  • S Canos (42nd minute)

Cardiff 2-1 Brentford: Bluebirds come back to win

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff and Brentford

Peter Whittingham's seventh goal of the season was enough to down Brentford as Cardiff won 2-1 in this Sky Bet Championship mid-table clash.

Second-half goals from Whittingham and Sean Morrison cancelled out Sergi Canos' opener. The result ended Brentford's hopes of winning four successive Championship games for the first time since October 2015, while Cardiff secured back-to-back home wins.

Both teams have very little to play for with the season coming to an end, but put on a good showing in Wales. Cardiff boss Neil Warnock made six changes from the team that drew with Barnsley in mid-week, opting for a more attacking shape.

And it nearly paid dividends early on when a one-two between Junior Hoilett and Kenneth Zohore resulted in the former QPR winger angling his shot wide.

Brentford started to grow into the game and red-hot striker Lasse Vibe showed clear frustration after failing to control Josh Clarke's lofted pass, which would have put the Dane through on goal.

It was then Cardiff's turn to threaten when Aron Gunnarsson's 20-yard strike stung Daniel Bentley's palms, before Kadeem Harris' tame effort was held by the Bees goalkeeper.

And the Bluebirds should have taken the lead on 23 minutes when Joe Bennett's cut-back found Hoilett, who blazed the ball over with the goal at his mercy.

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Brentford turned on the style as the first-half wore on as a string of passes on the edge of Cardiff's box ended with Jota's deflected shot tricking just wide.

And moments before going in front, Allan McGregor's point-blank save somehow kept out Yoann Barbet's bullet header. But Dean Smith's men took a deserved lead in the 42nd minute when Konstantin Kerschbaumer's clever back-heel found Canos whose low drive beat McGregor.

The Spaniard has really shone since rejoining Brentford for a club-record fee, believed to be in the region of #2.5million, in January. It was the 20-year-old's fourth goal in as many games.

All of Brentford's dominance in the latter stages of the first-half was undone shortly after the break when Morrison drew Cardiff level. The Bluebirds skipper rose highest to head home Whittingham's corner in the 47th minute.

Bentley had to be at his best to stop a rampant Cardiff when he saved headers from Hoilett and Morrison in quick succession.

In a second-half where chances were limited, Whittingham hit the winner in the 76th minute after connecting well with Zohore's knock-down.

Cardiff restricted Brentford's attacking flow in the second-half, but they had Jazz Richards to thank when his sliding tackle stopped Alan McCormack from bearing down on goal late on.

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock:

"I thought it was a decent game. It was a drab first half and we had to change things because I would've fallen asleep. Brentford had more possession but I thought we created the better chances. It's disappointing when you go a goal down but I was pleased with the turn around.

"It's very difficult to get myself up for games when I know we are safe. I need an edge on my games, as well. So fair play to the lads for taking on board what was said and making an issue and game of it in the second half.
"It's quite easy at this time of the year to go through the motions, but I want fans to go home and talk about the goals and saves."

Brentford boss Dean Smith:

"I'm very frustrated because it's a game that we were in total control of and could've scored a bit more in the first half. We scored a great goal and I expected us to go on and win two or three nil.

"The game had a pre-season feel to it, it was flat and there was no zip."

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