Cardiff City returned to winning ways in their first home match of the new season, as goals from Peter Whittingham and a Kenwyne Jones double consigned manageress Huddersfield Town to a 3-1 defeat. Murray Wallace had the visitor’s reply just before half-time, but the Bluebirds’ lead was rarely troubled.
Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær handed a first start to midfielder Tom Adeyemi as the Bluebirds made eleven changes to their mid-week line-up for the Capital One Cup win at Coventry City. New signing Sean Morrison, the defender who arrived from Reading on Friday, was named on the bench.
Huddersfield, who had parted company with manager Mark Robins after a crushing 4-0 defeat at home to AFC Bournemouth, were led by caretaker Mark Lillis, handed a debut to Jake Butterfield, who joined them from Middlesbrough this week. The Bluebirds had gone undefeated in their previous three matches against the Terriers, having won the last three home clashes against Huddersfield in all competitions.
Attendance: 20,749
Cardiff City: Marshall, Brayford, Fabio, Hudson (capt), Whittingham, Jones (Javi Guerra), le Fondre, Connolly, Adeyemi, Dæhli (Eikrem), Burgstaller (Gunnarsson).
Subs not used: Moore, Kim, Maynard, Morrison.
Goals: Whittingham 28, Jones 35, 55
Huddersfield Town: Smithies, Dixon, Hogg (Ward), Butterfield, Coady, Stead (Bunn), Wallace, Wells, Smith, Lynch (capt), Majewski (Hammill). Subs not used: Murphy, Scannell, Crooks, Sinnott.
Goals: Wallace 45
Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær handed a first start to midfielder Tom Adeyemi as the Bluebirds made eleven changes to their mid-week line-up for the Capital One Cup win at Coventry City. New signing Sean Morrison, the defender who arrived from Reading on Friday, was named on the bench.
Huddersfield, who had parted company with manager Mark Robins after a crushing 4-0 defeat at home to AFC Bournemouth, were led by caretaker Mark Lillis, handed a debut to Jake Butterfield, who joined them from Middlesbrough this week. The Bluebirds had gone undefeated in their previous three matches against the Terriers, having won the last three home clashes against Huddersfield in all competitions.
Attendance: 20,749
Cardiff City: Marshall, Brayford, Fabio, Hudson (capt), Whittingham, Jones (Javi Guerra), le Fondre, Connolly, Adeyemi, Dæhli (Eikrem), Burgstaller (Gunnarsson).
Subs not used: Moore, Kim, Maynard, Morrison.
Goals: Whittingham 28, Jones 35, 55
Huddersfield Town: Smithies, Dixon, Hogg (Ward), Butterfield, Coady, Stead (Bunn), Wallace, Wells, Smith, Lynch (capt), Majewski (Hammill). Subs not used: Murphy, Scannell, Crooks, Sinnott.
Goals: Wallace 45
