Summary

  • West Ham have won the last seven meetings between the sides, scoring twice in each game

  • Cardiff have suffered three successive Premier League defeats by an aggregate score of 10-1

  • The Hammers have won twice in their past three league games, having previously recorded one victory in seven matches

  • Neil Warnock makes four changes as Ecuele Manga, Arter, Murphy and Hoilett come in. West Ham are unchanged

  1. Goodbyepublished at 17:08 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    FT: Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Well that's that.

    For more reaction from the managers head here.

    And to read Michael Pearlman's report head here.

    Goodbye.

  2. Postpublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    FT: Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell: "We didn't start well and the crowd were up for it. We knew it would be tough and it certainly was today.

    "All we can do is focus on the next game and work hard. We did well towards the end but we couldn't get that goal to put them on the back foot.

    "If I'm honest, they fully deserved it - we weren't good enough today."

  3. Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Cardiff midfielder Harry Arter: "We outworked them and we had a lot of quality on the ball. We raised our level of performance today. We put things right on the pitch after a hard week in training.

    "Rightly so we won and to a man we stood up today. That level of work rate and quality got us the three points.

    "From now until the end we need to look at today's performance as a bench mark. No matter what happens we have to give our all.

    "Everything we've done this season has been fighting until the end until the last three games. It's always been a united dressing room. There's been no rift in this squad."

  4. Postpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    West Ham have now lost five of their last six away league games.

    Until the final 20 minutes they didn't look interested today.

  5. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    A deserved victory for the Bluebirds.

  6. Postpublished at 90+5 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    The Hammers have had nearly 70% of the possession but Declan Rice's shot from range is the closest they've come to scoring.

    PellegriniImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 90+4 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    The Cardiff fans are roaring their team home now.

    Aron Gunnarsson is the latest man to thump clear.

  8. Postpublished at 90+2 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Cardiff have defended valiantly today. Ecuele Manga clears yet another cross into the box.

  9. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Robert Snodgrass whips in a corner but Neil Etheridge easily claims it.

    There will be six minutes added time.

  10. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Fair play to West Ham they've really given it a go in the last 20 minutes or so.

    But they simply didn't do enough earlier in the game.

    ArnautovicImage source, Reuters
  11. YELLOW CARDpublished at 86 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Sean Morrison goes in the book for a high boot on Lukasz Fabianski.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 84 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Callum Paterson comes on for Harry Arter.

    Arter has put in a shift and a half today.

  13. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Junior Hoilett does some invaluable work to win his side a corner which will help them run the clock down.

    Aron Gunnarsson blasts over from Angelo Ogbonna's weak clearance.

  14. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Michail Antonio looks for Marko Arnautovic in the box but Aron Gunnarsson's there to clear away.

    The Bluebirds are working hard for this three points.

  15. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    West Ham keep on coming.

    Samir Nasri drives into the box and runs out of space. Then, Robert Snodgrass heads over from Michail Antonio's cross.

    Nasri with the ballImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Bad news for Cardiff fans: Southampton have taken the lead against Spurs.

  17. CLOSE!published at 73 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Samir Nasri finds Marko Arnautovic in the box and the Austrian stings Neil Etheridge's palms with a vicious strike.

    That's their first shot on target.

  18. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Declan Rice picked up the ball in space, drove infield, and unleashed a powerful effort which had the beating of Neil Etheridge.

    The Hammers are still yet to have a shot on target, though.

  19. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 70 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    West Ham have enjoyed a little spell of possession here but they haven't made anything happen just yet...

    ..although just as I type that Declan Rice rattles the post from range!

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins

    Cardiff 2-0 West Ham

    Victor Camarasa, who has been excellent, is forced off through injury.

    Joe Ralls is on in his place.

    Ralls comes on for CamarasaImage source, Reuters