Following four games without a win, Cardiff’s back-to-back wins came from Perry Ng’s header in the 66th minute, which also moved them up to the top of the Championship standings over Bristol City.

Both sides entered the game aware that a strong late-season push was necessary to push their way into the play-off picture.

After ninety minutes, when there weren’t many clear-cut openings, there wasn’t much to choose between them.

Cardiff, however, proved they were the masters of the Championship set-piece, as they scored a league-high 17 goals from such circumstances this year.

While Bristol City had some encouraging moments, they were frequently outclassed by Nat Phillips, the Liverpool center defender who has been an outstanding addition since going on loan in January.

After Cardiff’s 2-0 derby victory at home in October, Nigel Pearson’s time at Ashton Gate was coming to an end, and Liam Manning eventually took over as the Robins’ manager.