Cardiff City extended their impressive run of form under interim manager Omer Riza with a commanding 2-0 victory over Portsmouth at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Before the hour, Kusini Yengi found himself free and bursting into the box before he unleashed a low shot, which ricocheted off Callum Lang and looked goal-bound. Jak Alnwick, donning the captain's arm band for City, got down well and produced a stunning reaction save.

John Mousinho ripped into his Pompey players as they were read the riot act for their weak Cardiff shortcomings.

Just one place separates the two sides, who both occupy spots in the relegation zone ahead of kick-off, making this evening a crucial match despite being so early on in the season. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here. The match kicks off at 7.45pm and, as ever, we will have all the team news, build-up and live match action for you.

Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, Goutas, Chambers, O’Dowda, Turnbull, Robertson, R Colwill, Tanner, El Ghazi, Robinson. Substitutes: Horvath, Fish, Daland, Bagan, Siopis, Rinomhota, Willock, Kanga, Méïté.

Cardiff climbed out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a second home win in the space of four days against Portsmouth.

The Bluebird - the official matchday programme of Cardiff City - is back throughout the 2024/25 season. Each edition will celebrate the history of our football club, with inspiration for the cover taken from yesteryear. Edition six is inspired by the 1979/80 season, and contains an exclusive interview with Callum Robinson.