Cardiff City have made it six games unbeaten after a dramatic win over Norwich City this afternoon.
Cardiff had a big chance after a quarter of an hour. An impressive ball from Ollie Tanner found Chris Willock who fired wide.
Borja Sainz found space in the Cardiff half and fired a thunderbolt past Jak Alnwick, to give The Canaries the lead just after half-time.
Jak Alnwick was forced into action again, denying both Shane Duffy and Borja Sainz from close range.
Callum O'Dowda did some good work down the left, and found Callum Robinson on the edge of the box, the forward's deflected effort beat George Long in the Norwich goal to get City level.
Callum Robinson found a yard in the box, his effort was blocked before the ball fell to Callum O'Dowda who rifled an effort into the Norwich net, to secure Cardiff all three points.
Player Ratings:
Jak Alnwick (8) - Made two real key saves to deny Duffy and Sainz to keep City in the game. Distribution was decent.
Andy Rinomhota (8) - An excellent performance. Kept Sainz relatively quiet for large spells of the game. Got forward really well, as well.
Dimitrios Goutas (8) - Another great showing as well. A key block to deny Jack Stacey from a rebound, but another calm and confident showing. Slick performance of the ball.
Calum Chambers (8) - Another who continues to improve each game. A strong and dominant showing. A few key blocks from set pieces.
Callum O'Dowda (9.5) MOTM - Before the two goals, Callum O'Dowda was Cardiff's best player. Thankfully he got what he's impressive performance deserved. Some good work to find Robinson for the first, and an electric striker for the second. Sound defensively.
David Turnbull (7.5) - Dictated a lot of things for Cardiff yet again. Ability to turn on the ball goes under the radar, but it really helps City become on the front foot. One of those shots will go in, one day.
Manolis Siopis (7) - Paired up well with Rinomhota on Sainz. On a whole it was a tidy performance from Sio, who worked hard throughout.
Chris Willock (6) - Probably should've scored in the first half. Got in some nice areas in the pockets.
Ollie Tanner (7) - Unlucky not to get an assist, as his hard work for Willock's chance deserved that. Worked hard outside of that as well.
Anwar El Ghazi (6.5) - Looked lively, especially early on. Looked like he could hurt Norwich, but failed to do anything worth shouting about. Continuing to get sharper and more confident in himself.
Rubin Colwill (6.5) - Crucial in the winner, the tenacity to keep going and win the ball back. Was quiet outside of that, did worked hard.
Subs:
Callum Robinson (8) - On fire at the moment! An element of fortune for the goal, but they all count. Game changed when Robbo was introduced.
Cian Ashford (7) - Added some energy down the left. Jury out whether he should've had a penalty, as well.
Jesper Daland (7) - Added a bit of strength late on. Strong in the air.
Summary:
Cardiff City. Wow.
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