Cardiff City 1-0 Hull City: Bluebirds earn crucial win over fellow strugglers thanks to Robinson strike

Cardiff City claimed a huge three points in the context of the relegation battle thanks to Callum Robinson's winner against Hull City.

It was a metaphorical six-pointer at the bottom end of the table, and after a victory slipped through their grasp against fellow strugglers Plymouth at the weekend, this felt like a big one.

And it was that man Robinson, with his 12th of the season, who pulled Cardiff out of trouble once again, with his volley not long after the break the difference between two sides who were both very poor, it must be said, on the night.

There were a number of injury concerns heading into the match and rightly so. Jak Alnwick was sidelined after an injury at Plymouth, so, too, was Will Alves, while Joe Ralls didn't return and Aaron Ramsey's workload was being managed.

Thankfully, the likes of Calum Chambers and Callum Robinson returned, while Joel Bagan, who limped off at Home Park, and Alex Robertson, were enough only for the bench.

Given Dimitrios Goutas's suspension after his red at the weekend, the lineup did have a slightly odd feel about it. We had a left winger at left back (captain Callum O'Dowda), a right back at left centre-back (Perry Ng), a centre-back in his rightful position (Will Fish), a central midfielder at right-back (Andy Rinomhota) and a centre-back in central midfield (Chambers).

The first half was quite possibly the worst half of football all season and the less said about it, the better, quite frankly. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here.

After some early glimpses, including some positive runs from Chris Willock and Cian Ashford which came to very little, Hull settled into what was a very turgid brand of football. They clung on to the ball, passed in safe areas and