Cardiff City 3-5 Southampton: Saints score twice in injury time to overcome Bluebirds in eight-goal cup thriller

Southampton hit twice in injury time to seal a dramatic late win over Cardiff City in an eight-goal Carabao Cup thriller.

The goal fest included an absolute stunner from Rubin Colwill in the first half and was an end-to-end bout right throughout, with both teams having enough opportunities to win it well before time.

But it was James Bree who, in injury time, drilled home into the top corner to send the raucous travelling fans into frenzy and to make it 4-3, before Cameron Archer slotted home with virtually the last kick of the game to add the buffer.

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But Erol Bulut will be proud of his young charges, who put in a valiant display against a classy outfit.

We expected changes from the team which drew with Swansea City on Saturday, but perhaps not as many as Erol Bulut opted for. It was a seriously young and inexperienced starting XI, a completely new one to the one which took the field at the Swansea.com Stadium, but it did provide an opportunity for the young lads to shine.

Adeteye Gbadehan, Michael Reindorf and Malachi Fagan-Walcott started their first competitive games, while the likes of Isaac Jefferies, Morgan Wigley, Cody Twose, Dakarai Mafico and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa were all named on the bench.

A lot of attacking responsibility was placed on Colwill's shoulders, with Bulut hoping for some magic from the Welshman against the Premier League outfit. However Colwill's inclusion perhaps suggests he is unlikely to start the Championship game against Middlesbrough on Saturday.

The south coast club stamped their authority early on, taking control of possession and thus the game. Just like in the league game here back in April, it took just over 10