Cardiff City 0-1 Hull City - Lewis-Potter strike sees Tigers beat Bluebirds
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Keane Lewis-Potter's strike was his fourth Championship goal of the season
Hull City moved level on points with Cardiff City, and three clear of the relegation zone, thanks to Keane Lewis-Potter's 14th-minute header.
After plenty of early possession, the visitors took the lead from a set piece when Lewis-Potter stooped down to add the final touch to a well-worked corner routine.
Despite having the vast majority of the ball for the rest of the contest, the Bluebirds failed to test Nathan Baxter in the Hull goal.
The hosts almost snatched a lead equaliser but substitute James Collins, who scored Cardiff's winner against Preston on Saturday, saw his injury-time header rebound off the post.
The win sees the Tigers leapfrog Cardiff into 19th in the Championship, while Steve Morison suffered his first defeat since being appointed permanent manager.
Morison had talked about the "need to make Cardiff City Stadium a fortress" in the build-up to the match, but it was Hull who dominated the early proceedings and got the goal they deserved.
Cardiff's Leandro Bacuna lost possession and conceded a corner which was whipped in by George Honeyman.
His delivery was flicked on at the near post by Ryan Longman and Lewis-Potter added the finishing touch.
Cardiff thought they had scored a first-half goal for the first time this season when Will Vaulks' long throw bounced into the Hull City net, but no one touched the ball on the way through and a goal kick was awarded.
The Bluebirds kept pressing for that elusive first-half goal and almost found it when the ball dropped to Aden Flint six yards out, but Callum Elder scrambled across to block the effort behind for a corner.
Cardiff looked a different team at the start of the second half - as they had done in recent games too.
Joe Ralls was introduced at the break for Vaulks and his free-kick just 90 seconds after the restart found an unmarked Mark McGuinness, but Baxter was equal to his header.
Isaak Davies then had a shot blocked behind for a corner, before Kieffer Moore was inches away from the end of a Ryan Giles cross with the goal at his mercy.
Bacuna saw a glancing header drift narrowly wide after a great cross from Perry Ng and Baxter was on hand moments later to deny another headed effort - this time from Moore.
But despite all the momentum being in Cardiff's favour, it was Hull who should have scored the second of the game.
A training-ground routine from a free-kick saw the ball floated to Jacob Greaves at the back post and his header back across the line beat Alex Smithies, but former Bluebirds Josh Magennis could not add the required touch from a yard out.
Rubin Colwill and Collins were sent on as Cardiff chased an equaliser and Collins saw a goal disallowed before crashing a late header off the post as Hull held on for all three points.
Cardiff City manager Steve Morison told BBC Sport Wales: "You get what you deserve.
"We should have equalised in the second half, that's for sure, but we didn't and we gave a poor goal away.
"It's a reality check after two wins on the bounce, we'll reflect on it and go again on Saturday."