Rotherham United 1-2 Cardiff City: Kipre's late winner puts Bluebirds on brink of safety after Kaba misses from the spot

Cardiff City are on the brink of securing their Championship status for another season after Cedric Kipre's late winner handed them a precious victory over relegation rivals Rotherham United at the New York Stadium.

Kion Etete's header handed the visitors an early lead after Jordan Hugill hit the crossbar, before Chiedozie Ogbene levelled for the hosts.

Kaba then clattered a penalty off the woodwork just before the break, his second straight miss from the spot in as many games, but City weren't to be denied.

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Some poor defending meant Rotherham failed to clear their lines from a set-piece, and Kipre was there to rifle home a late winner.

The result opens up a six-point gap between Cardiff and the Championship trapdoor with two games left to play, and puts to bed any frustrations from the abandoned clash here back in March.

Sabri Lamouchi made just two changes from the draw with Stoke City on Saturday, and indeed from the side that started that doomed first contest in South Yorkshire.

The events of that farcical afternoon rivalled the 'snow-gate' debacle seen at Derby five years ago in terms of controversy, and Cardiff initially struggled to rouse themselves in this rearranged meeting.

Former Bluebird Hugill very nearly gave the visitors a nightmare start, but his header was denied by a combination of Jak Alnwick, deputising for the injured Ryan Allsop, and the crossbar. Richard Wood then headed the resulting corner wide as the hosts raced out of the blocks in a manner unbecoming of a side that had won just once in their last eight league outings.

Hugill was adamant he was impeded from behind by