Cardiff City headlines as Morison slams 'pathetic' Fulham incident with rival 'kicking off'

These are your Cardiff City headlines on Sunday, February 27.

Cardiff boss Steve Morison has defended Perry Ng amid the "pathetic" actions of Fulham's Ivan Cavaleiro on Saturday.

The Cottagers man went down after colliding with the Bluebirds defender, with Morison's opposite number Marco Silva gesturing to the fourth official that Ng had used an elbow in the altercation.

Morison took umbrage with that and spoke his mind post match when asked about the incident.

"Their manager was kicking off,” said Morison.

“Come on, let’s get it right. I have watched it back 10 times and Perry Ng has brushed him. It’s pathetic.

“It was handbags. We were on the attack on the halfway line and they pulled it back for a player who was in danger, apparently. That decision was just ridiculous.”

Aleksandar Mitrovic's goal was the difference at Cardiff City Stadium as the Bluebirds went down to back-to-back defeats.

Cardiff defender Mark McGuinness says he feels the Bluebirds could have got something against Fulham after giving the league leaders a run for their money.

The home side have come on leaps and bounds since Morison has taken charge in the Welsh capital and despite losing two games in a week, there have been clear signs of encouragement.

McGuinness agrees with that sentiment, picking out his team-mates Ng and Aden Flint for praise.

"It was a tough game, and we knew that it was going to be tough going into it," he said. "They are a top side, top of the table, and you could see that.

"We had glimpses, we had opportunities, and we had some of the better chances as well, especially in the first half. We felt like we could have nicked one at the end to get a result.

"I felt that me, Flinty and Perry managed to keep Mitrovic pretty quiet