Cardiff, 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.
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.
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.
Team News | Blackburn Rovers vs. Cardiff City
Joel Bagan, Andy Rinomhota, Joe Ralls, Sivert Mannsverk and Callum Robinson come into the starting lineup, replacing Dimi Goutas, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Robertson, Rubin Colwill and Will Alves. David Turnbull is named amongst the substitutes, back in the City squad for the first time since late November after recovering from injury.
‘Doesn’t get much easier than this’ – Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City prediction: The72
After some steady form under caretaker boss David Lowe to keep the play-off hopes alive, Rovers have taken only one points from the first three games under Ismael. A 2-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers was preceded by a defeat to Stoke City on Wednesday night.
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.
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.
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