Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Cardiff City: Bluebirds produce stunning late turnaround to earn precious win

Cardiff City produced a stunning late turnaround against Sheffield Wednesday, coming from a goal behind to win 2-1 up at Hillsborough.

The hosts went ahead in the first half thanks to a well-taken goal from Anthony Musaba and they were good value for their lead. City's equaliser came from nowhere, truth be told, but it was a lovely strike from Karlan Grant which got them back on terms and they sensed blood late on.

With 88 minutes on the clock, it was Kion Etete who proved the hero, capitalising on a fumble from the home goalkeeper to poke home the winner in front of the 850 travelling Bluebirds fans, who sorely needed that win after such a poor run. A lovely little Christmas present for them, mind the cliché.

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It was a low-quality game from both sides, with players struggling to string meaningful passes together and the hard ground seeing the ball bounce in and out of each team's possession.

Cardiff looked comfortable enough in the opening 25 minutes, but lacked any sort of guile or ingenuity as they built towards the opposition's box. Wednesday were the same, for that matter, although they did have one half chance when Bailey Cadamarteri swivelled and hit a shot from close range straight at Musaba from close range.

The Owls' opener came by virtue of some poor City defending, it had to be said. A hopeful ball was played down the channel and Perry Ng committed himself with a sliding attempt to intercept it. The ball trickled past him and into Musaba's path before the Owls man faked to shoot, again drawing a sliding