FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Former Cardiff City striker Robert Earnshaw speaking on Sky Sports:
"I thought Rubin Colwill was very bright today, his pressing was amazing, he was Cardiff's main man today, he made things happen.
"Moments change games and I feel Cardiff switching their formation swung the game back into Bristol's favour."
FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
We have seen two cracking goals today, albeit different types.
Ollie Tanner's opener - with his weaker right foot - was all about individual quality.
Luke McNally's leveller was an unstoppable header on the back of a superb Joe Williams cross.
FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Jason Perry
Former Cardiff defender on BBC Radio Wales
I don't think Omer Riza's failed in his audition to become Cardiff City manager - there were too many good points in the game from Cardiff.
I just felt he made the wrong call and at the wrong time and Cardiff were sat back for the last 20 minutes.
Overall, I'm pleased with the performance. It was so much better than what I saw at Hull last week.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Bristol City's run without a home league defeat now stands at 10 matches.
That is a solid base for any side, though Liam Manning may feel a little disappointed that back-to-back Ashton Gate games against Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday have only brought his side two points.
FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Jason Perry
Former Cardiff defender on BBC Radio Wales
I think Omer Riza will question himself, he switched to that back five way too early. They were in charge of the game up until that point.
FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
That is just a second away point of the season for Cardiff City, whose run without a win on the road stretches to seven matches.
They might have ended that sequence had Ollie Tanner and Rubin Colwill taken big chances after Tanner's brilliant goal.
But the home side regained momentum after some defensive changes from Omer Riza.
Will the interim boss regret those substitutions, and the switch to three at the back?
FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Jason Perry
Former Cardiff defender on BBC Radio Wales
It was a great game to watch. There were a lot more positives than negatives to take for Cardiff City.
I feel Cardiff will be disappointed with a point - I thought the first 20 minutes of the second half they were outstanding.
FT: Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Bristol City are now four games unbeaten, but it's a third draw of the week for Liam Manning's team.
They climb to 16th in the table, while Cardiff City remain bottom of the pile despite drawing level on five points with 23rd-place Portsmouth.
That's the last act of the game.
It's a point apiece and that is probably about right at the end of an entertaining second half.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
The free-kick is cleared as far as Max Bird, but he fires over.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Decent ball into the Cardiff box from Ross McCrorie, but Joel Bagan heads away.
Then McCrorie wins a free-kick on the edge of the box. This is nervy for Cardiff.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
There is probably another minute or so remaining.
Not much sign of a late winner as it stands.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff are making a concussion substitute with Dimitrios Goutas looking groggy.
Yakou Meite is on.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
We could have added time in added time here, as Dimitrios Goutas needs some treatment.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Jason Perry
Former Cardiff defender on BBC Radio Wales
That was the perfect delivery for someone in a blue shirt to throw themselves at the ball, that's a chance missed.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Dimitrios Goutas tries to push the corner into the net with his hand.
The officials do not notice, and Mark Sykes is booked for complaining.
He had a point.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
We are into four minutes of added time - and Cardiff have a corner.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
George Earthy thinks for a moment he might get a chance to shoot, but Manolis Siopis does well to win the ball back.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Jason Perry
Former Cardiff defender on BBC Radio Wales
You get the feeling that Cardiff are hanging on since changing the shape and conceding the equaliser.
Bristol City are looking for that winner.
Bristol City 1-1 Cardiff City
Bristol City are asking questions again now. They look the more likely side to find a winner.
Cardiff's attacking threat has faded.
Only two of the past 25 fixtures between Bristol City and Cardiff City have ended as draws
Luke McNally’s powerful header ensured Bristol City rescued a point against Cardiff as the Severnside derby finished in an entertaining 1-1 draw.
Cardiff winger Anwar El Ghazi hit the post from close-range with a golden chance in a first half otherwise dominated by the Robins.
Bluebirds winger Ollie Tanner broke the deadlock after the break in stunning fashion as he beat two defenders and smashed the ball into the top corner after Bristol City surrendered the ball cheaply.
Cardiff missed several opportunities to score a second goal and were made to rue their misses as McNally powered home a header on 73 minutes as Cardiff never fully cleared after Fally Mayulu hit the post.
A draw was probably a fair result, but does little to give either club any much needed momentum ahead of the international break.
It’s fair to say that this season has not yet panned out as either Bristol City or Cardiff City had hoped, with the two sides coming into the Severnside derby in 17th and 24th respectively in the Championship.
Liam Manning’s side had at least enjoyed two recent draws and a clean sheet last time out, with the Robins unchanged from their 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.
Cardiff interim boss Omer Riza also named an unchanged XI after Cardiff’s first win of the season against Millwall.
The Bluebirds have enjoyed recent supremacy in a fixture that is often feisty, winning the past three games against their rivals from over the bridge.
It was the hosts who produced the first opportunity of the match, but Sinclair Armstrong’s shot was saved by Cardiff goalkeeper Jac Alnwick, who tipped his powerful effort over the bar.
Alnwick also had to push an effort from Armstrong wide as the hosts cut through Cardiff with some precise passing.
However, the hosts were grateful to some wayward finishing from Cardiff who missed an excellent chance to go ahead, with Anwar El Ghazi scooping a shot wide off the outside of the post from close-range after Callum Robinson’s mishit shot turned into a perfect cross.
Bristol City’s Cameron Pring was stretchered off to a standing ovation on 18 minutes as the problems for the home side mounted, but they were a threat with McNally heading wide and Anis Mehmeti firing over, while Armstrong also shot wide from a tight angle.
Cardiff had lost five of their last six away league matches but they produced the first chance of the second half as Ollie Tanner’s firmly struck drive struck a defender and bounced inches wide.
Torrential rain made for a slick and sodden surface and it was Cardiff who seized the momentum after the break as Bristol City’s slick passing from the first half deserted them.
Tanner was not to be denied, however, as moments later he scored a stunning goal as Rubin Colwill found him in space and he twisted and turned past two defenders and lashed the ball into the top corner with his right foot.
The hosts kept conceding possession playing out from the back and Tanner missed a golden chance after Colwill again cleverly found him in space, with the winger firing his shot wide of the target.
Cardiff were cutting through the Robins and Colwill missed a great chance on the hour mark as he stabbed wide from Tanner’s pinpoint cross.
The Bluebirds were made to rue their missed chances on 73 minutes when Joe Williams won back possession and produced a superb cross to the back post that McNally firmly headed back across goal into the corner of the net after Cardiff failed to clear from Fally Mayulu hitting the post.
Midfielder Scott Twine had scored in each of his previous two appearances against Cardiff – for Burnley and Hull in 2023 – but his close-range effort was blocked on 79 minutes as the home side pushed for a winner that never arrived.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
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| 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
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| 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
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| 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
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| 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| |
| 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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| 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
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| 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
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| 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 |
| |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
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| 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
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| 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
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| 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
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| 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
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| 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
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| 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 7 |
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| 23 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 5 |
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| 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 5 |
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Manager: Liam Manning
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Omer Riza
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Liam Manning
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Omer Riza
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Only one of the last 24 league meetings between Bristol City and Cardiff City has ended as a draw, a goalless draw in October 2015.
Cardiff are looking to win four consecutive league matches against Bristol City for the first time since December 1969.
Bristol City’s Scott Twine has netted in each of his two league appearances against Cardiff, both on home soil and both for a different club in 3-0 wins in 2023 – for Burnley in May and Hull in December.
Cardiff City have lost five of their last six away league games (D1) since winning consecutively on the road in April against Coventry and Birmingham,
Cardiff’s Perry Ng ended a run of 15 Championship appearances without a goal by netting the winner against Millwall last time out – before this goal, his last goal was scoring in a 1-0 win over Bristol City in March at Ashton Gate.
