Cardiff City' six game unbeaten run has ended at the hands of Luton Town, after a second half goal from Jacob Brown.
Anwar El Ghazi came close in the opening minutes, meeting a cross but just guiding his effort wide. Callum Robinson went close not long later with an effort that deflected over the bar.
The hosts first real chance came through the skipper Carlton Morris. The striker was found with an inch-perfect cross, but failed to make the most of it from close range.
Yakou Meite came close just after his introduction at half-time. Perry Ng found the Ivorian who's looping header was kept out by Thomas Kaminski.
Luton then found the opener. A cross from Alfie Doughty was met by Jacob Brown who beat Jak Alnwick in the City goal.
Cian Ashford and Calum Chambers fired over late on to cap off a frustrating evening for The Bluebirds.
Player Ratings:
Jak Alnwick (6.5) - Made a couple of routine saves. Let down by his team mates for the goal. Distribution was ok.
Perry Ng (7) - Often found himself overloaded, held his own fairly well considering the quality of his opponents. A couple of decent passes.
Dimitrios Goutas (7) - Another strong performance. Battled hard against Adebayo. If you're being massively picky, perhaps he could be more lively for the goal.
Calum Chambers (7) - Another strong showing from Chambers. Strong in the tackle. Frustrating effort late on.
Callum O'Dowda (6.5) - A fairly quiet evening for O'Dowda. Didn't do anything wrong, or anything to shout about.
David Turnbull (7.5) MOTM - City's most dangerous player this evening. Dictated things from deep. Decent all-round showing.
Manolis Siopis (6) - A fairly anonymous showing. A couple of trademark Sio challenges, but a quiet evening outside of that.
Rubin Colwill (6.5) - Worked hard giving his limited involvement and space. Tried his hardest but struggled to find rhythm.
Ollie Tanner (6) - Unfortunately for Tanner, not much of City's play in the first half came down the right. Worked hard defensively.
Anwar El Ghazi (6) - A frustrating performance. Came close early on, but then wasted a free-kick in a good position. Worked hard but struggled to find any sort of flow.
Callum Robinson (6) - Similar to El Ghazi. A few half chances but a fairly quiet evening for Robbo.
Subs:
Yakou Meite (7) - Best Yak has played for a long time. Brought liveliness to the game, and came close. Encouraging stuff.
Chris Willock (6) - A tidy performance, not a great deal came off.
Cian Ashford (5.5) - Struggled when he came on.
Wilfried Kanga (N/A)
Summary:
Does slightly feel as the one that got away. Cardiff are capable of beating that Luton side, but just a game too far for a chore of players that have played a lot of minutes in a short space of time.
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