Cardiff, Blackburn and Yakou Meite

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 Rovers 1-2 Cardiff City: Yakou Meite scores with first touch to earn priceless win for Bluebirds
Cardiff substitute Yakou Meite scored with his first touch to give relegation-threatened Bluebirds a priceless 2-1 win at Blackburn.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Ismael reacts to Blackburn's defeat by Cardiff
Blackburn head coach Valerien Ismael spoke to the media after his side was beaten 2-1 by Cardiff City. "This one is the most ...
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Blackburn 1 - 2 Cardiff. Comment
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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 ...
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