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.
Cardiff boss Riza on Blackburn Rovers win and penalty drama
Cardiff boss Omer Riza says his heart was in his mouth when referee Adam Herczeg pointed to the penalty spot late on – but insists the officials eventually made the right call. Callum O’Dowda was initially judged to have handled inside the area but Mr Herczeg changed his mind after speaking with his assistant.
Preview: Blackburn Rovers vs. Cardiff City - prediction, team news, lineups
Blackburn are still searching for their first victory under new head coach Valerien Ismael, who has followed up a 1-1 draw with Norwich City on home soil with back-to-back away defeats against Derby County (2-1) and Stoke City (1-0), losing to the latter on Wednesday.
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 targets 'eight finals' after Blackburn win
Manager Omer Riza says Cardiff City will approach their last eight games of the Championship season like cup finals as they fight to avoid relegation. Saturday's 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers was only the Bluebirds' second away win of the season and ended a three-match losing run.
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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Cardiff grabs massive win in survival fight
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Omer Riza praises professionalism of Cardiff matchwinner Yakou Meite
Cardiff manager Omer Riza hailed the professionalism of his matchwinner Yakou Meite after the Ivory Coast forward struck with ...
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It's easy to forget ex-Liverpool FC, Leeds United star had three-match Blackburn Rovers stint
You can only imagine the uproar when Fowler upped sticks for Blackburn Rovers after City had stuck by his side during his ...