Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers and Yakou Meite

Meite gives Cardiff precious win at Blackburn
Championship strugglers Cardiff City ease the pressure on manager Omer Riza with a much-needed win at play-off hopefuls Blackburn Rovers.
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Cardiff City: Yakou Meite scores with first touch to earn priceless win for Bluebirds
Cardiff substitute Yakou Meite scored with his first touch to give relegation-threatened Bluebirds a priceless 2-1 win at Blackburn.
Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City LIVE: Championship team news, line-ups and more
Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Cardiff City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Pick of the stats: Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
Cardiff City will look to avoid dropping into the relegation zone as they visit play off chasers Blackburn Rovers on Saturday (15:00 GMT). The Bluebirds are only one point above 22nd placed Derby County and within three points of basement dwellers Plymouth Argyle.
Match Report | Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City earned three huge points by beating Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon. Omer Riza made five changes to the starting XI, with Joel Bagan, Andy Rinomhota, Joe Ralls, Sivert Mannsverk and Callum Robinson replacing Dimi Goutas, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Robertson, Rubin Colwill and Will Alves.
Blackburn Rovers' play-off hopes hanging by a thread after Cardiff City reverse
After the midweek defeat in the Potteries, Ismael reverted to the more familiar 4-2-3-1 with four changes. Sondre Tronstad and Ohashi, Joe Rankin-Costello replaced the injured Callum Brittain and Emmanuel Dennis was handed a first league start for Rovers.
Riza praises Cardiff's fasting match-winner Meite
Cardiff City manager Omer Riza praises the "great resilience" of Yakou Meite after his match-winning goal at Blackburn Rovers.
Away Days - Travel Guide | Blackburn Rovers vs. Cardiff City
Cardiff City are in Sky Bet Championship action on Saturday afternoon, taking on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
Ismael reacts to Blackburn's defeat by Cardiff
Blackburn head coach Valerien Ismael spoke to the media after his side was beaten 2-1 by Cardiff City. "This one is the most ...
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Blackburn injury blows as Ismael spells out squad issues
Blackburn Rovers will be without Callum Brittain for a month whilst there are fears that Emmanuel Dennis' season is in jeopardy. Brittain missed the defeat to Cardiff City after suffering a calf issue ...
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Cardiff grabs massive win in survival fight
Cardiff City picked up three vital points with a 2-1 victory away to play-off chaser Blackburn Rovers in its bid to stay up ...
Omer Riza hails Cardiff City matchwinner and targets 'eight finals' after Blackburn victory
Cardiff manager Omer Riza hailed the professionalism of his matchwinner Yakou Meite after the Ivory Coast forward struck with ...
‘The first step’ - Blackburn Rovers boss eyeing major improvement ahead of Portsmouth trip
Valerien Ismael has made it clear there must be improvements in his Blackburn side when they travel to Pompey after the ...