Cardiff City 3-0 Rotherham United: Bluebirds breeze past Millers in dominant home win

Cardiff City continued their unbeaten start to the campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Rotherham United in a dominant display in front of the home fans.

The Bluebirds took the lead just before the break with a Yousef Salech header, before really taking the game by the scruff of the neck after half time.

A lovely Cian Ashford goal and a tap-in finish from captain Rubin Colwill put City in cruise control as they penned the Millers in their own half. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community.

The progress under Brian Barry-Murphy continues at a pace, with both ends of the pitch looking far more assured than in their last league game at Port Vale. The atmosphere was rocking and it's pleasing to see smiles on faces at Cardiff City Stadium once again.

The first half was comfortable for City, who dominated possession and looked by far the most likely to break the deadlock, without creating too many clear-cut chances.

With an average age of 22 yet again, one could be forgiven for thinking this was going to be a physical battle for City against the imposing Rotherham side. But Dylan Lawlor in particular, up against former Bluebird Jordan Hugill, more than held his own.

Debutant Dakarai Mafico had a more difficult time, however, and was run ragged at left-back. He was booked for a clumsy challenge on Ar'jany Martha and was fortunate to escape a second yellow moments later, forcing Barry-Murphy to hook him just after the half-hour mark. Callum Robinson and Barry-Murphy himself embraced the teenager as the crowd burst into applause for him after what was a difficult first league outing.

But Mafico's struggles aside, Cardiff looked solid and in control. David Turnbull fizzed a first-time effort inches