The Welsh club in the 12th round finally won the second victory of the season, beating Brighton. This victory allowed the team of Neil Warnock to leave the relegation zone, beating Southampton, Newcastle and Huddersfield.
Cardiff - Brighton 2: 1.
Goals: Paterson, 28, Bamba, 90 - Dunk, 6 Cardiff: Etheridge - Manga, Bamba, Morrison (Peltier, 70), Cunningham - Gunnarsson - Harris, Rolls (Reed, 76), Kamarasa, Murphy (Heillet, 72) - Paterson.
Brighton: Ryan - Montoya, Dank, Duffy, Bong - Kayal, Stevens - Nokar, March (Bissuma, 39), Iskierdo - Murray (Andone, 63).
Alerts: Paterson - Cunningham.
Removal: Stevens, 34.