Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Cardiff City face West Bromwich Albion in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Last year Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the top flight and all are hopeful of making a quick return - but the likes of Norwich City, West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland all have real promotion ambitions too.
At the other end of the table, QPR, Cardiff City and Birmingham City will hope for better campaigns than last year’s relegation struggle - while newcomers Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to survive after dramatic progress through the play-offs.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Cardiff City FC 0 - 1 West Bromwich Albion FC
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:46
Match ends, Cardiff City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:43
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:43
Attempt missed. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:43
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:43
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:41
Temporary attempt by: Kion Etete(Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:39
Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:39
Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:39
Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:39
Temporary attempt by: Jayson Molumby(West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:37
Hand ball by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:36
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:35
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:34
Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:33
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Manolis Siopis.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:32
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rubin Colwill.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:32
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:28
Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mark McGuinness with a headed pass following a corner.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:28
Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:28
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:28
Temporary attempt by: Rubin Colwill(Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:27
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:27
Offside, Cardiff City. Jonathan Panzo tries a through ball, but Kion Etete is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:26
Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:24
Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:24
Substitution, Cardiff City. Kion Etete replaces Ollie Tanner.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:23
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces John Swift.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:23
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Okay Yokuslu.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:23
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:19
Delay in match because of an injury Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:18
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift tries a through ball, but Okay Yokuslu is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:17
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:14
Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Callum Robinson.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:14
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Grady Diangana.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:14
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:08
Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:09
Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:07
Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:05
John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:04
Substitution, Cardiff City. Iké Ugbo replaces Yakou Méïté.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:04
Substitution, Cardiff City. Ryan Wintle replaces Joe Ralls.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
21:04
Substitution, Cardiff City. Jonathan Panzo replaces Mahlon Romeo.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:57
Goal! Cardiff City 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:57
Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:53
Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:37
First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:37
Hand ball by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:34
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento tries a through ball, but Conor Townsend is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:32
Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:32
Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:29
Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:27
Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:25
Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:23
Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Yakou Méïté is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:22
Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:19
Temporary attempt by: Jeremy Sarmiento(West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:18
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:22
Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:18
Temporary attempt by: Yakou Méïté(Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:18
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:18
Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:16
Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:16
Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:15
Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Swift.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:15
Temporary attempt by: Jeremy Sarmiento(West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:10
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jed Wallace because of an injury.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:10
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:08
Delay in match because of an injury Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:08
Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:05
Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Yakou Méïté is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:04
Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
20:01
Temporary attempt by: Joe Ralls(Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:57
Foul by Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:57
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:57
Delay in match because of an injury Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:57
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:57
Delay in match because of an injury Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:48
First Half begins.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
19:15
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Cardiff City vs West Bromwich Albion
18:45
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