Cardiff City wins crucial match, boosting survival hopes

Cardiff City secured a crucial 2-1 victory against Blackburn, boosting their chances of avoiding relegation. Substitute Yakou Meite scored the winning goal with his first touch, marking only Cardiff's second away win this season. Cardiff took an early lead with a header from Yousef Salech. Blackburn equalized through Yuki Ohashi, but Meite's late goal sealed the win for Cardiff. Blackburn remains winless in five matches, struggling under new management. The match featured a late penalty awarded to Blackburn, which was overturned by the assistant referee. Cardiff's win keeps them out of the bottom three in the league standings.