Cardiff City

Cardiff City completed a remarkable comeback on Saturday back from 4-1 down to beat Burnley 5-4 at the Cardiff City Stadium.

The win extended their home unbeaten run in the Championship and Brian Barry-Murphy's team are now 14th, with just one defeat in their past six league outings - despite dealing with an injury crisis.

As the January transfer window approaches, we asked Bluebirds fans about Saturday's thriller and their thoughts on the season so far.

Here are what some fans had to say:

Peter: Fantastic win but absolutely shocking defending! We can't keep giving goals away like sweets!

Paul: The joy of watching the City is back because of the fact that young players get their chance. It is not about watching your team in the Premier League with a team full of mercenaries, it's about local lads getting a chance to play for our side. If we sign 6 players in January, 5 will be foreign and 5 youngsters will be released. What is the point? Name Sunderland's starting line up, they yearn for the days when boys from the north east played in red and white.

Andrew: Showed fantastic character to come back and win. Moylan is a brilliant signing and linking well with Salech. The number of goals conceded is worrying, but mitigated by all the defensive injuries.

Rhys: I've never experienced anything like that in all of my years watching Cardiff. I was taught from a very young age, you never leave a game early. After the fourth went in for Burnley, loads around us in the Canton just walked out, but we stayed, and it proved to be one of the best decisions that I've made supporting Cardiff. The mentality and maturity of such a young squad, several of them playing through injury, and they put their bodies on the line. Alex, Rubin & Salech dragged us forward and once our second went in, you could see Burnley crumble, the spaces opened up, and then the third, and fourth came, and at that point there was only going to be one winner. Super Alex Robertson, after scoring the own goal, to have the desire to get on the ball, outside the box, and get the shot off speaks volumes for the character of this team. I don't remember what happened when the ball hit the net, all I know is, I looked around and I was nowhere near my seat.

Nige: Haven't loved a team this much for years. Local talent brought through, playing on the front foot, immense spirit. Performances haven't brought the results they deserve but I don't really care. Loving everything.

Jon: Unbelievable comeback and well done to the boys for their character and bottle! However BBM must be rueing not buying some squad players in the summer and must rectify this in January with at least 4 quality additions and we could make the play offs! The football we are playing is excellent but we need to strengthen in January!

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Cardiff fans, you saw your team go from 4-1 down to a 5-4 win against Burnley on Saturday - have you recovered enough yet to take it all in?

First of all, what did you make of it? And what do you think will be uppermost in boss Brian Barry-Murphy's mind as he plans for what comes after the international break, with the Bluebirds' next game at Norwich on 21 November?

Let us know your views by clicking here.

Burnley will not be able to escape the bottom three this weekend but could set up an opportunity next time out when they visit Cardiff on Saturday (15:00 GMT).

The Clarets have taken two draws for an undefeated start under new boss Fabio Celestini so far but a first victory on the weekend may give them the platform they need to really get his tenure going.

It would guarantee the side a chance at safety next time round, leaving newly promoted Cardiff City just two points ahead.

• Cardiff are winless in their last nine league games against Burnley (D4 L5), since a 4-0 home win in October 2012.

• Burnley have won five of their last six league games against Cardiff (D1), more than they had in their previous 23 (W4 D11 L8).

• Cardiff lost 2-1 the last time they hosted Burnley in March 2025, but they haven't lost consecutive home league games against the Clarets since April 1977.

• Burnley have won just two of their last 43 league games (D16 L25), the fewest of any side in England's top four tiers since the start of November 2025. Both victories in that time have come away from home, however.

• Burnley striker Jamie Vardy has never scored in five league appearances against Cardiff – no side has he faced more in England's top four tiers without scoring (also 5 vs Brentford).

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Cardiff City hope Krystian Bielik can ease their defensive injury crisis by returning for Saturday's Championship match at home to Burnley.

Bielik, who can play in defence or midfield, has missed Cardiff's past three matches, forming part of a lengthy list of absentees.

The Bluebirds have been particularly badly hit at centre-back, with Dylan Lawlor, Gabriel Osho, Calum Chambers and Bielik all unavailable for Wednesday's 3-3 draw with West Ham.

That meant left-back Joel Bagan had to shift into central defence once again, while right-back Perry Ng – a fitness doubt before the game – was forced off during the second half.

"We'll have to look into Burnley and see what has or hasn't changed and draw up the best plan we can from the players available for Saturday, give it everything we've got," said Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy.

"Hopefully Krystian Bielik may be back for Saturday. That will be a big boost for us all.

"Perry's obviously a doubt having to come off and Calum Scanlon's just [feeling] some stiffness so he should be fine, and we'll check on Alex Robertson again."

The Championship will be paused for an international break after this weekend, with Cardiff next in action away to Norwich on Saturday, 21 November.

"The international break will help us with our recovery of the other players," Barry-Murphy added.

"But it probably won't mean that we'll have them back when we come back, but closer to being back."

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Cardiff City paid tribute to club legend Don Murray before Wednesday's 3-3 draw against West Ham, with former teammate Gary Bell describing him as a "colossus".

A minute's applause was held at the Cardiff City Stadium, while the players wore black armbands in memory of former captain Murray, who died at the age of 80 earlier this week after a long illness.

The Scotland-born defender spent 13 years with the Bluebirds after joining the club in 1962, making more than 500 appearances.

Murray was part of the Cardiff side that reached the European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in 1968 and helped the Bluebirds stun Real Madrid in the same competition at Ninian Park in 1971.

Bell, 79, who played alongside Murray in defence in Cardiff's famous 1-0 win over the Spanish giants, told BBC Radio Wales Sport that his friend and former colleague was a "model professional".

"I played with Don for [almost] 10 years down here and what an example he set to all of us - a fantastic captain, a fantastic player," said Bell, who made more than 200 appearances for Cardiff between 1966 and 1974.

"He was one of those players - always reliable, dependable and never shirked a tackle, headed everything that came his way.

"He was a colossus really, led by example and never had a bad game.

"More than that, he was a great friend of mine and we remained in touch as great friends, as families."

Bell, now a matchday host at Cardiff City Stadium, said he and Murray shared a deep sense of pride in playing their part in toppling the mighty Real Madrid 55 years ago.

"Don was outstanding that night, leading by example again," said Bell who, like Murray, also played for Newport County later in his career.

"To beat Real Madrid was a feather in our cap, really. We lost the second leg 2-0 over there, but we weren't disgraced in any way.

"And just the experience of playing and beating Real Madrid is with us forever."

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Brian Barry-Murphy says he was proud of his Cardiff City players despite admitting they were simply unable to "stem the flow" of West Ham goals as the Bluebirds surrendered a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3.

Jack Moylan's first-half hat-trick appeared to have set Cardiff on their way to a resounding win in Scott Parker's first game in charge of the Hammers on Wednesday.

However, West Ham were transformed in the second half, with goals from Divine Mukasa, Arne Engels and Max Kilman hauling them level.

"I was very clear with the players that at half-time the best form of defence for us was to attack because we were in such a good position, but it wasn't possible," said head coach Barry-Murphy.

"It's rare for us to have less possession than the opponents and we just couldn't stem the flow once they scored.

"The goals are disappointing from our point of view but they're things that we can easily rectify, and I think we showed how dangerous a team we can be in the first half."

Cardiff have been ravaged by injuries this season, and they were without several players again for the topsy-turvy West Ham draw.

The absence of centre-backs Dylan Lawlor, Gabriel Osho, Krystian Bielik and Calum Chambers meant that left-back Joel Bagan had to shift into central defence once again, while right-back Perry Ng – a fitness doubt before the game – was forced off during the second half.

"We're asking the players to put everything on the line because we have such a small squad and the players who came off came off because they were injured and certain players still on the pitch were still carrying knocks," Barry-Murphy added.

"I'm as proud as I've ever been since my time at Cardiff because of the effort and the way we played the game.

"We attacked from the first whistle and even in the second half, when we couldn't attack, we defended the box for our lives in the end."

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Cardiff City will be looking to preserve their unbeaten home record in the Championship this season when they host West Ham United on Wednesday (19:45 GMT).

The Bluebirds have three wins and three draws in the Welsh capital, giving them the sixth-best home points tally and the highest among teams who have played six home games heading into this round of fixtures.

That contrasts with their fortunes on the road, where they have taken just two points from seven games. Only Watford and Preston have fared worse.

"I think the games away from home were always more difficult because of the challenge you face, but for us [against West Ham] we're at home, back at our own stadium," said Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy.

"The pitch is in incredible condition; we've done a lot of work. It hasn't been easy and it hasn't been cheap. We've been supported incredibly well by Ken Choo (Cardiff chief executive), who's had to finance a lot to help us with the pitch.

"Liam [James, Cardiff grounds manager] has put it in great condition and for us the way we play, we have a highly skilled team.

"Obviously we have to have the players, but the most important thing then is to have a pitch that we can play on. It's so important for us and we've been provided with it. So now the next part is to try and play well and win."

Cardiff's inconsistent home and away showings mean they are 18th in the Championship at this early stage of the season.

West Ham, meanwhile, are eighth in the table and sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo on Tuesday.

The Hammers, who are set to appoint ex-Fulham and Burnley boss Scott Parker as his successor, expect to win promotion this season and make an instant return to the Premier League.

"We can't wait," said Barry-Murphy, whose Cardiff side were promoted from League One last season.

"We worked all last season for games like this, against teams of the calibre we're going to face and we want to test ourselves, compete against them.

"We know the qualities, they're clear, but we believe we can win."

Listen to Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy chatting with Dafydd Pritchard ahead of the game against West Ham on Wednesday.

The Hammers will be managerless after Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked on Tuesday.

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Cardiff City have been spared the prospect of losing key players in January after the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia was postponed over security fears.

Perry Ng and Alex Robertson were likely to have been called up for the 24-team tournament that was scheduled to take place from 7 January to 5 February.

Liverpool-born defender Ng, 30, was hoping to be selected by Singapore - the country of his paternal grandfather - and has recently been granted Singapore citizenship.

Midfielder Robertson, 23, was expected to be in Australia's squad for the tournament.

It could have meant Ng and Robertson missing as many as five Championship matches while they were on international duty.

But the pair will now be available for Brian Barry-Murphy's side after the Asian Cup was rescheduled to run from 23 December 2027 to 21 January 2028.

West Ham United step into a future without Nuno Espirito Santo on Wednesday when they visit Cardiff City (19:45 GMT).

The Hammers sacked their Portuguese boss on Tuesday after two successive losses left them in eighth place on the table.

Cardiff, meanwhile, will try to put their weekend loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers behind them as they try and build themselves up the table.

• Cardiff City won their last league meeting with West Ham in March 2019 (2-0), last winning consecutive league games against the Hammers in April/September 1950.

• West Ham have won four of their last five league games against Cardiff City (L1), a run which started with a 2-0 victory on their last Championship visit to the Bluebirds in March 2012.

• West Ham have already won 1-0 at Swansea this season – they've never won two away games against Welsh sides in the same league campaign before.

• Cardiff are unbeaten at home in the Championship this season, winning the last three in a row (D3). They last won four consecutively in this division in October/November 2024.

• West Ham are unbeaten away from home in the league so far this season (W3 D3), winning their last two by an aggregate score of 7-0. They last won three in a row on the road in October 2021, while they last did so without conceding between April and September 2007 (4 in a row).

Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy reacts to his side's 3-0 defeat at Wolves, which leaves the Bluebirds searching for a first away Championship win of the season.