Cardiff close gap from the top

Cardiff closed the gap on Championship leaders Wolves to four points with victory at Nottingham Forest.

Junior Hoilett responded the Bluebirds ahead from close range and Danny Ward found the top corner from 25 lawns to double their lead before the break.

Woodland had a hard time to discover a reaction, as Tyler Pedestrian shot tamely at visiting caretaker Neil Etheridge as well as David Vaughan sent out an effort over the bar.

Neil Warnock’s Cardiff have actually now won four of their previous five organization video games.

Nottingham Forest had actually been on a four-game winning go for the City Ground, yet they might not find a breakthrough regardless of taking pleasure in a lot more property in a scrappy encounter.

Daryl Murphy spurned the possibility to equalise with ball game 1-0 by blowing up over from 8 yards out, while Forest had charge allures refused when Armand Traore’s cross showed up to hit Bruno Ecuele Manga on the arm.

The hosts looked brighter when Mustapha Carayol came off the bench in the 2nd fifty percent yet they failed to seriously check Etheridge as Cardiff liquidated the video game conveniently.

Mark Warburton’s side remain 9th in the table, five factors off the play-off while Cardiff relocated three points clear of third-placed Sheffield United.