The Bluebirds’ unbeaten start to the season was ended by Brighton & Hove Albion in midweek, with the Premier League side earning a deserved 2-0 win in the EFL Cup second-round tie.
Mick McCarthy will not be too disheartened by that loss, however, as his side have started their league campaign well with two draws and two victories to date.
Cardiff followed up a draw against Barnsley with three points against Blackpool, and likewise when seeing off Millwall 3-1 a few days on from drawing 2-2 at Peterborough United.
Incredibly, all eight of City’s goals in the league this season have come via headers, with Aden Flint responsible for half of those, making him the division’s top scorer.
Bristol City have made a rather slow start by comparison, though that is not all that surprising given the work Nigel Pearson has had to do during the close season.
The Robins were pegged back late on by Blackpool on the opening weekend of the season and followed that up with defeat away to Middlesbrough.
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Pearson’s charges got off the mark with a 3-2 victory against Reading on August 17, but their momentum was halted with a 1-0 loss to Cardiff’s bitter rivals Swansea City last week.
City have won only once in their last 14 Championship fixtures, although that did come in their most recent away match at Reading.
Pearson, meanwhile, has lost five of his seven away matches against Cardiff in all competitions, with his only win coming in the 2009-10 Championship playoffs with Leicester City
