Wayne Rooney fumes after Derby dealt relegation blow by Cardiff’s Ikpeazu

Steve Morison has vowed to “evolve” Cardiff as a football club after extending his contract as manager until the summer of 2023. Morison has been in charge since October, but his new contract was confirmed after Cardiff’s 1-0 home win over Derby boosted their Championship survival prospects, with Rams manager Wayne Rooney furious with the Welsh side’s winner.

Cardiff were 21st and just two points clear of the relegation zone when Morison succeeded Mick McCarthy on the back of eight successive defeats. The Bluebirds are now 16 points clear of Barnsley in 22nd place after a fifth win in nine games.

Morison said: “I’ve been acting as if I was going to be here because you can’t sit here and wait. The things I’m putting in place will help the football club long term. We need to evolve as a football club and move away from where we’ve been because the game’s changing.

“We’ve got to move with the change and the recruitment and scouting teams know what type of players we want. It would be the same if someone else was here.”

Rotherham saw their lead at the top of Sky Bet League One trimmed to seven points after being held to a goalless draw at Shrewsbury. The Millers extended their unbeaten run to 10 games, but only after an impressive second-half effort from goalkeeper Josh Vickers (pictured) to secure another clean sheet.

Wigan made the most of their opportunity with a 2-0 home win over Fleetwood, as both sides finished with 10 men. Will Keane put the Latics ahead from the penalty spot in the 37th minute following a handball and James McClean doubled the lead just before half-time. 

Midfielder McClean, though, was sent off in stoppage time for a clash with Fleetwood substitute Joe Garner, who was also shown a red card.

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