Swansea City 1-1 Cardiff City: Pulsating derby ends with Bulut sent off as tempers flare

Callum Robinson came off the bench to salvage a point for Cardiff City against bitter rivals Swansea City in an absorbing 118th South Wales derby.

Liam Cullen's third goal in as many derby day outings put the hosts in front early in the first half, before Robinson popped up 10 minutes from time to sweep home Ollie Tanner's cross.

Visiting boss Erol Bulut was then sent off deep into stoppage time as both sides searched for a winner, but neither could find the breakthrough needed to claim victory.

Cardiff's long-awaited first goal of the season denies Swansea a sixth win in seven derby meetings, although their dominance of this fixture initially didn't look too troubled during a largely comfortable opening 45 minutes or so.

Luke Williams might well be disappointed he doesn't have another derby-day victory to treasure, while Bulut may well have been encouraged at the response shown by his side to claim a share of the spoils in what was a typically red-hot atmosphere - even if he himself failed to maintain his composure.

Williams named an unchanged Swansea line-up from the side that swept Preston North End aside last week, and while this performance perhaps didn't have the same level of vibrancy, there were still some promising signs of progress here.

Bulut journeyed with his side down the M4 as the first boss since Dave Jones to survive a derby day defeat without losing his job for the following encounter. Had his side not found that late leveller, it's possible he may well have found himself under fresh scrutiny, having previously overseen two defeats out of two.

The Bluebirds boss made two changes from the side that were smashed by Burnley last time out, with Jesper Daland making his full debut and Alex Robertson making his