There's not much to report as Cardiff close in on their first victory of the season, but they've been excellent in this second half at times.
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Four minutes were added on, by the way, and the home support will sing all the way through.
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Cardiff are ending this match with the same intensity they started with.
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K. Harris has scored a goal for Cardiff City! Assist by Camarasa.
Like Cardiff's third, the initial cross found an extra touch from a player in blue before finding the scorer. This time it was Camarasa.
GOOOAAALL! The substitute Harris makes it four, and that's game over. Cardiff had chance after chance in that move after Ream gave it away. Damour drilled the ball across goal, and the 25-year-old was on hand at the back post. 4-2...
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L. Damour enters the game and replaces H. Arter.
Arter has put a shift in for his side today. Damour will close out the end of this match in his place.
Sessegnon finds a pocket of space in the Cardiff area after Ayite plays him in. The teenager's cross is cut out before it can reach Schurrle.
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K. Harris enters the game and replaces J. Murphy.
L. Vietto enters the game and replaces S. Johansen.
Murphy scored Cardiff's first and had a hand in the possible winner. Harris will be a like-for-like swap.
Johansen will miss out on the last 10 minutes while Vietto enters the game.
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Schurrle and Mitrovic unsuccessfully try to link up on the edge of the area, but it's all a bit too cute from the visitors.
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S. Bamba gets yellow.
McDonald appears to kick his own heel as he winds up a shot on the edge of the area.
Confirmation of Bamba's yellow card for dissent moments ago.
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J. Richards enters the game and replaces A. Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson hobbles off to a warm applause from the Cardiff faithful. Former Fulham defender Richards comes on for the last 15 mins or so.
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Schurrle's shot from the free-kick goes straight into the wall, and Bamba is then fouled as the attack fizzles away.
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Fulham win a free-kick in the D, thanks to Bamba wiping out Schurrle after the German offloaded possession.
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Murphy wrestles with Odoi as both close in on the byline, inside Fulham's box. The Cardiff winger then lashes a shot across Bettinelli, just too wide to trouble the keeper.
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Morrison comes out second best in another battle with Mitrovic. The defender had his arm around the Serbian, but it probably wasn't enough for another yellow.
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Reid scuffs an opportunity to make it four inside Fulham's box.
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S. Morrison gets yellow.
Mitrovic backs in and spins Morrison, who then fouls the striker to earn a booking.
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C. Paterson has scored a goal for Cardiff City! Assist by B. De Cordova-Reid.
Warnock has won just one of his last 10 matches against Fulham in all competitions. There's still plenty of time to add a second win.
Ecuele Manga's delivery actually took a touch off Reid on its way to Paterson. A true team goal, in that case!
GOOOAAALL! The timing of that previous stat... Paterson makes it 3-2 to Cardiff! Ecuele Manga's scrappy cross finds its way to the makeshift striker, who steers the ball past Bettinelli. Another one to score his first Premier League goal this afternoon.
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Johansen opts to shoot from a free-kick, some 25 yards from goal. Etheridge watches the ball fly in to the stands.
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Fulham's foul count goes into double-digits after Odoi rugby tackles Reid. No yellow for the Belgian, though.
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Mawson miscontrols a pass just inside his own half and will be relieved to see a Reid-Paterson one-two not find its mark.
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F. Ayité enters the game and replaces J. Seri.
Seri has not been himself since the early weeks of the season. Ayite, a winger by trade, comes on in the midfielder's place.
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Bettinelli flaps at a couple of Cardiff crosses, as the hosts continue to make Fulham's keeper uncomfortable.
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Sessegnon shoots from 25 yards prompting Etheridge to make a meal of it before clearing.
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Fulham deal with a trademark Gunnarsson throw and a couple of Cardiff half-chances before hitting their opponents on the counter. Johansen has the chance to tee up Mitrovic but his pass around the corner doesn't have the power.
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Cardiff venture forward for their most dangerous attack of the second half so far. Paterson is freed down the right wing but can't find a team-mate with a low cross shortly after. That all came from Seri giving away possession cheaply for Fulham.
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Bamba avoids a booking after clattering Schurrle on the halfway line.
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Fulham have now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 23 Premier League away games. The last team to concede in more consecutively were Queens Park Rangers.
Arter tries his luck from range on his left foot with no Fulham player trying to close him down. Luckily for the visitors, the midfielder's effort goes high over the bar.
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A neat move from Fulham in Cardiff's half almost sees Sessegon played in once more. Again, both teams are clearly trying to dial back to first half madness.
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Mawson cuts out a dangerous pass in behind from Gunnarsson. Fulham will hope the former Swansea man can calm it down in defence.
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A. Mawson enters the game and replaces C. Chambers.
Chambers is taken off ahead of the restart with Mawson replacing him.
Fulham restart after the half-time break.
It's been a noticeably slower start to this second half.
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HALF-TIME: CARDIFF CITY 2-2 FULHAM
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If one of these sides regain even the slightest bit of composure, whether that's in possession or avoiding pointless fouls, then they can simply let the other team lose the game on their own. Not long left now until the break.
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S. Johansen gets yellow.
Johansen gets his customary booking for Fulham thanks to a high, late challenge on Gunnarsson.
45' +1
Bettinelli has had a half to forget and comes storming off his line yet again, clearing unconvincingly towards danger, before Reid wastes a chance from distance.
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It looks like both sides are keen to leave the pitch so to figure out what on earth is going on. Five minutes have been added by the fourth official.
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Fulham are ending this half on top, with Odoi now at right-back and Chambers moving over to the middle. Warnock's men have let the intensity dip somewhat. Could it be costly ahead of the break?
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Sessegnon is too quick and evades Cardiff's entire back-four with a touch into space. The youngster's control was too heavy and Etheridge had enough of a head start to prevent goal number three.
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Odoi tries to find Mitrovic with a cross for the first time all game, such is the lack of service for the Serbian. It wasn't a good ball, though, and Mitrovic gives away a free-kick for trying to win back possession too eagerly.
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Mitrovic helps out in the right-back position, but inadvertently gives away a corner. Camarasa's ensuing delivery is overhit and out of danger.
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K. McDonald gets yellow.
Fulham skipper McDonald is the latest player to get booked for a challenge on Reid.
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R. Sessegnon has scored a goal for Fulham! Assist by A. Mitrović.
Mitrovic has been feeding off scraps today and in recent weeks. The big striker's flick was perfectly weighted for Sessegnon as he turned provider.
GOOOOOAAAALLL! Sessegnon has his first Premier League goal and yet another one against Cardiff. Fulham score for the second time against the run of play and out of nothing. Mitrovic steers a driven pass in behind for the teenager, and he manages to tuck it away on the stretch. What a strange, strange match this is. 2-2.
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A. Gunnarsson gets yellow.
Gunnarsson receives a yellow card for holding on to Sessegnon as he raced away on the halfway line.
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Mitrovic is robbed by Arter before Cardiff launch a counter-attack down the right-hand side. Sloppy passing leads to the move breaking down.
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Paterson is down on the ground while Cardiff physios tend to his left knee. The home side have another battering ram in the form of Zohore warming up on the sidelines.
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McDonald and then Le Marchand try to bring down Reid. The Frenchman is eventually successful.
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At the moment, Cardiff only need three passes to develop a chance on Fulham's goal. Paterson almost latches on to a long ball over the top from such an attack.
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The worrying thing for Fulham is there doesn't seem to be improvement week by week in their defence. They're struggling here once again, against a fellow promoted team largely unchanged from the side they faced, and beat, last term.
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Bettinelli leaps to claim a high ball but lands awkwardly after flipping in mid-air. He's down on the ground receiving treatment.
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We thought there'd be goals and we can't complain so far...
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B. De Cordova-Reid has scored a goal for Cardiff City!
ANOTHER GOAL! Reid gambles in behind among more shambolic defending from the away side and finishes underneath the advancing Bettinelli. Schurrle and then Ream gave the ball away in the build-up, and the Cardiff striker has his first Premier League goal as a result. 2-1 Cardiff.
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C. Chambers gets yellow.
Chambers is very lucky not to see red after dragging Murphy to the ground, who looked to be in on goal.
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Fulham's keeper does not look at all comfortable whenever he receives the ball.
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Cardiff's pressure continues. Bennett is first to a second ball from a corner and his shot is deflected just wide of Bettinelli's goal.
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J. Murphy has scored a goal for Cardiff City! Assist by S. Bamba.
GOOOAAL! Bamba is allowed to step out and spray a pass out to the left-wing, where Murphy has a laughable amount of room to use before finishing it across Bettinelli inside the penalty area. Fulham's defensive woes continue... 1-1.
Bamba would've hardly believed how open Murphy was before playing him in. Still, it was positive play from the centre-half, and his team-mate did the rest.
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Schurrle has showed his star quality a few times now this season. Cardiff will be upset that they didn't make their early pressure count but they've responded well.
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A. Schürrle has scored a goal for Fulham! Assist by J. Seri.
Seri will take the assist, not that he had much to do with the outcome.
GOOOOAAAAL! What a strike from Andre Schurrle! There was nothing on, and Fulham have done nothing until this point. The German thumps a shot from all of 30 yards and Etheridge can only help it on his way past him, into the top-right corner. Goal number four of the season for Schurrle, 1-0 to Fulham.
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This won't be a surprise for the Cottagers here. Cardiff were always going to go for them from the off. Chambers has just given away another cheap free-kick for Bennett to cross in without success.
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Paterson is proving to be a nuisance for Fulham's noticeably smaller centre-backs. The Scotland international wins a free-kick in enemy territory, with the delivery followed up by some head-tennis and an off-target effort by Murphy.
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Bettinelli slices a clearance directly out for a corner, continuing what has been a bit of a nightmare start for the visitors. They really don't need to be gifting Cardiff set-pieces.
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That was way too easy for Murphy, though. Chambers didn't do enough to stand him up and Fulham get away with one.
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Murphy tests Chambers for the first time with a run down the left flank but Fulham soon regain possession.
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There have been question marks surrounding whether Fulham are up for a fight like this. They've started on the front foot with all of the ball.
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Cardiff get us underway!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Cardiff City and Fulham.
This is an early must-win match for both sides, with Cardiff yet to take three points in their opening eight games of the season, and Fulham only able to boast a single victory at home to Burnley. Today’s hosts are also the joint-lowest scorers on four goals, with their two-point total leaving them rock-bottom so far. Fulham beat the Bluebirds 4-2 at the Cardiff City Stadium last term.
The Whites battled with Neil Warnock's men for second place in the Championship last season, before Cardiff clinched it on the final day. Slavisa Jokanovic soon led his side to play-off final glory, but they've conceded four more goals than any other team on their return to the Premier League (21). Team news is on the way.
CARDIFF CITY (4-4-2): Neil Etheridge; Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sean Morrison, Sol Bamba, Joe Bennett; Victor Camarasa, Aron Gunnarsson, Harry Arter, Josh Murphy; Callum Paterson, Bobby Reid.
SUBS: Alex Smithies, Jazz Richards, Kenneth Zohore, Greg Cunningham, Loic Damour, Kadeem Harris, Junior Hoilett.
FULHAM (4-3-3): Marcus Bettinelli; Calum Chambers, Denis Odoi, Tim Ream, Maxime Le Marchand; Kevin McDonald, Jean Michael Seri, Stefan Johansen; Andre Schurrle, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Ryan Sessegnon.
The teams are out. Let's hope for plenty of goals in Wales this afternoon.
If you were expecting goals and poor defending from two of the Premier League’s strugglers, then I have some fantastic news for you. Four goals have been shared at the break between Cardiff and Fulham. It’s a miracle that the visitors are even level after their defensive circus so far. Schurrle’s screamer papered over a slow start, before Murphy had the freedom of Wales to equalise minutes later. Reid then put Cardiff ahead with his first goal of the season, after two players in white gave away possession, only for Sessegnon to level for the away side, once again, against the run of play – his first strike in top flight football.
It wouldn’t be such a bad approach for Cardiff to bank on further Fulham implosions in the second half. Jokanovic must rectify the lack of service to Mitrovic that has plagued his side’s attacking play in recent weeks if they're to edge ahead this afternoon. Apart from that… more goals, please.
A win is even more valuable for Cardiff ahead of an intimidating trip to Liverpool. Meanwhile, Fulham play Bournemouth at home next Saturday before another huge game with Huddersfield Town the week after. That concludes our coverage, thanks for joining us!
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