Cardiff City 2-3 Swansea City: Ben Cabango's late goal seals Swans' fourth-straight derby win

Ben Cabango celebrates scoring at Cardiff City for the second successive season

Swansea City made history once again in the south Wales derby as Ben Cabango's 99th-minute goal secured an extraordinary 3-2 win at Cardiff City.

Joel Piroe drove Swansea ahead inside three minutes before Liam Cullen headed home their second.

Jaden Philogene pulled one back and Sory Kaba's late header looked to have sealed a draw.

But Cardiff-born Cabango swept in right at the end to leave the Bluebirds deep in relegation trouble.

Having claimed the first league double in 111 years of this fixture last season, Swansea have repeated the feat in this campaign - and in unforgettable fashion.

Cabango steered home from close range after Jay Fulton's drive had hit the post to spark wild celebrations among the away supporters, as Swansea became the first team to win four straight south Wales derbies in the league.

Swansea are sitting pretty in mid-table after Russell Martin maintained his perfect record in this fixture.

But another painful derby day leaves Cardiff hovering above the Championship's bottom three on goal difference alone with the end of the season in sight.

This is the fixture that matters most to fans of both clubs, a game which prompts a blend of anticipation and apprehension on each side of the divide.

The stakes are high whenever the two clubs meet, but Cardiff's perilous league position ensured manager Sabri Lamouchi was especially keen to make a mark in his first derby.

Lamouchi is the fourth different opposite number Russell Martin has faced in four encounters with Cardiff as Swansea's head coach.

The Frenchman said before the game the plan was to stay compact in an attempt to frustrate Swansea, yet within three minutes his team were behind.

A quick Harry Darling throw sent Piroe scampering into the box, and he was allowed time to turn away from Mark McGuinness before flashing the ball past Ryan Allsop at his near post.

Darling then shot wide as Swansea dominated the opening quarter, before Cardiff offered a first threat when Sheyi Ojo shot straight at Andy Fisher from 20 yards.

Sory Kaba then headed over from Joe Ralls' cross but, just as Cardiff began asking questions for the first time, Swansea broke clear to double their lead.

Ryan Manning picked out a pass for Piroe, who waltzed in behind the home defence and saw his shot kicked onto the post by Allsop.

The rebound fell perfectly for Cullen, who stooped to head in from close range.

Crucially, Cardiff found an immediate response, as Kaba flicked on and the outstanding Philogene drove at Swansea.

The on-loan Aston Villa winger skipped beyond Nathan Wood's challenge and then smashed the ball home despite a touch from Swansea goalkeeper Fisher, who may not have been helped by a slight deflection off Cabango.

Cardiff had their first derby goal in the last four meetings, but Swansea ought to have their third of the afternoon when Cullen broke down the left after the break and crossed for the unmarked Piroe.

The angle of Cullen's cross allowed Allsop to come off his line and, though Piroe skipped round the Cardiff keeper, he ran out of room and the ball trickled behind for a goal-kick.

A golden opportunity had been wasted but - in the end - it did not matter for Swansea.

Cardiff's Cedric Kipre clashes with Swansea's Harry Darling and Ben Cabango

Cardiff had created little in the second half, but found a way through when Philogene fed substitute Rubin Colwill and his floated cross was headed home by the unmarked Kaba.

There was still time for plenty more drama, as Swansea captain Matt Grimes was left with head in hands after his half-volley crashed to safety off the bar.

But in the ninth minute of added time - after five minutes had been shown on the fourth official's board - Fulton's free-kick hit the wall and he smashed a second effort onto the base of the post.

The rebound hit Joel Latibeaudiere and fell perfectly for Cabango - who had been rejected by Cardiff as a youngster - to score a famous winner.

Cardiff manager Sabri Lamouchi:

"When you start the game this way and when you finish the game this way, you can be upset, disappointed, complain, maybe, because maybe we paid the price for some mistakes in the beginning, one or two goals, easy.

"We can't concede this foul. We can't concede this goal in the last minute. So no complaints. Just a cruel scenario.

"Five goals in a derby is a lot of goals. Unfortunately it was not in our favour. We came back into the game with a fantastic goal from Jaden [Philogene] before the break.

"It was a chance to come back into the game with a different mentality and a different quality. We pressed them a little bit better, with no mistake at the beginning in the second.

"[Sory] Kaba scored another goal and I was thinking it was an important goal, but we finished as you know. Over 95 minutes, we need to keep the ball, put the ball away, the small details."

Swansea head coach Russell Martin:

"I thought we played really well, coming away from home, we had the best moments. If we don't concede a really poor goal just after scoring I think it's a very different game.

"To show the courage and character they did after it went to 2-2 with the atmosphere how it was, I'm amazingly grateful to the players, and the supporters.

"I'd rather not have that every week for your heart rate, but the emotion at the end was incredible. I'm so proud of the players.

"The way we're asking them to play, the situation we've been in, how they've come through it is just amazing. I don't think that can ever be understated."

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