Mark Hudson's unbeaten start to life as interim Cardiff City manager extended to three matches thanks to a 3-1 triumph at Wigan Athletic.
The Bluebirds earned back-to-back wins for the first time this season and have rocketed up to mid-table over the last week thanks to the seven points they have gained since Hudson took the reins.
Cardiff took just seven minutes to gain the lead after some lovely play from Niels Nkounkou allowed Callum Robinson to bury his first chance of the afternoon, notching his second goal for the club in the process.
And, thanks to a devastating counter-attack, Cardiff seized control again. Once again it was started by Nkounkou, who fed Callum O'Dowda and he found substitute Sheyi Ojo in the box and the forward gladly slotted home.
There was late drama, though, when Charlie Wyke headed home late on, but Ryan Wintle sealed all three points when he smashed in his first goal for the club from a free-kick in injury time.
The big team news was the inclusion of Tuesday night's goal hero Mark Harris in a forward line alongside Robinson and O'Dowda, an opportunity he has very much deserved.
With Mahlon Romeo out, Perry Ng was shifted to right-back, while Joe Ralls came in for Romaine Sawyers to add a little bit of steel to the side.
And the team got off to a flying start. They looked the sharper and more dangerous of the two sides and that soon yielded the game's opening goal.
While Niels Nkounkou divides opinion, there is no doubting the left-back's ability with the ball at his feet and it was that quality which led to Robinson's goal. Nkounkou fed the striker and played a lovely one-two before zipping an inch-perfect ball into Robinson's path. The Irishman ran on to it and buried it past Ben Amos before
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