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. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Cardiff apply some late pressure which comes to nothing but Neil Warnock will be happy with his side's work so far.

  2. Postpublished at 45+2 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Ooh this would have been a nice goal.

    Josh Murphy cuts inside and attempts to curl one with his left but it's a comfortable save for Lukasz Fabianski.

    Josh MurphyImage source, AFP
  3. Dion's fix for divingpublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2019

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Dion Dublin
    Ex-Aston Villa striker on BBC Final Score

    Diving can be fixed. You look at that and Hernandez dived. Give a penalty to the opposing team. Forget the fines and the yellow card. If your teammates see you diving and the opposing team are awarded a penalty you wouldn't see them do it again.

  4. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Four minutes added on.

  5. CLOSE!published at 45 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    West Ham are putting some pressure on now.

    Sean Morrison clears Ryan Fredericks' low cross from the right which falls to Robert Snodgrass on the edge of the area - but he can only fire over.

    Fredericks crosses the ballImage source, PA
  6. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Here we go - a bit of life from the Hammers.

    Ryan Fredericks turns on the afterburners to go past Junior Hoilett and into the box but Sean Morrison clears his low cross.

    And the Bluebirds captain rises highest to clear the resultant corner.

  7. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Mark Noble thinks he sees Neil Etheridge off his line and tries one from 45 yards.

    Etheridge is not off his line and simply catches it.

    Audacious from the Hammers skipper.

  8. YELLOW CARDpublished at 38 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Poor from Javier Hernandez - he's booked for simulation.

    He's played in by Manuel Lanzini but can't quite meet it and dives under the attentions of Bruno Ecuele Manga in the box.

    Hernandez and refereeImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Junior Hoilett is fine and play continues.

    Aaron Cresswell whips a cross into the mixer but Bruno Ecuele Manga and Sean Morrison do well to deal with it.

  10. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Short break in play here as Junior Hoilett is attended to by the Cardiff physio.

    Looks like Ryan Fredericks poked him in the eye as they contested a header.

  11. CLOSE!published at 33 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Oumar Niasse is making himself a real handful today.

    He again goes close. This time poking wide following a bit of a scramble from Aron Gunnarsson's long throw.

    NiasseImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Up the other end, Mark Noble just can't quite latch onto Felipe Anderson's lofted ball into the box.

  13. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Cardiff have the chance to break as Oumar Niasse and Junior Hoilett fly forward but Harry Arter's ball can find neither of them.

  14. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Josh Murphy attempts a 'berba-spin' out on the right flank but Angelo Ogbonna is equal to it.

    The Hammers deal with Aron Gunnarsson's long throw-in.

  15. ouch!

    Postpublished at 26 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Every bloke at Cardiff City Stadium just winced in union.

    Lee Peltier blocks Aaron Cresswell's cross with his groin.

  16. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    The Hammers have held about 60% of the possession so far but it's the hosts who have got the goal and have looked the more dangerous of the sides.

    Snodgrass challenges for the ballImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Victor Camarasa and Josh Murphy both look bright - they combine on the right but West Ham are able to intervene before a cross comes in.

  18. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    But after all that, it looks like everyone's OK to continue.

  19. ouch!

    Postpublished at 22 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    There's men down all over the pitch!

    Junior Hoilett is down on the edge of West Ham's box after a challenge with Issa Diop.

    Meanwhile, Neil Etheridge and Sean Morrison collide on the edge of their own box as the goalkeeper clears Robert Snodgrass' through ball.

    Hoilett injuredImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Cardiff 1-0 West Ham

    Manuel Lanzini only started his first game of the season against Newcastle and he's showing a few signs of rustiness today.

    The Argentinian is yet to make an impact on this game.