Town’s winless league run stretched to seven games as the Blues drew 0-0 at home to Cardiff City. Daryl Murphy went closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half when Bluebirds keeper David Marshall tipped his header from a Kevin Bru corner against the woodwork.
Jason Scotland’s second strike for Town and an Adam Matthews own goal saw the Blues to a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City and into second place in the Championship. After a slow start Town, who were denied what looked like a certain penalty when Wickham was felled in the first half, went ahead after the break when Matthews headed past his own keeper, Scotland sealing the victory with 16 minutes remaining.
As the Bluebirds travel to the Den to face Millwall on Saturday afternoon, we recall a famous meeting, a shared player and an iconic goal scored against the Lions in years gone by.
In the 16th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the Bluebirds’ camp ahead of the new season by delving into their forums. Reports on Bristol City and Reading will be on the site later today with the rest of the teams in the division covered between now and the start of the season.