Leeds claimed a precious win at Cardiff City to ease the pressure on manager Garry Monk and intensify scrutiny over the future of Bluebirds boss Paul Trollope. Cardiff hit the post twice as they shaded a goalless first half, but Leeds struck against the run of play as Chris Wood scored with a penalty. Ex-Swansea winger Pablo Hernandez sealed victory late on. A fourth straight defeat keeps Cardiff in the Championship relegation zone. Even at this early stage in the season, this was a crucial match for two managers whose burgeoning tenures already looked under threat.
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| - Leeds claimed a precious win at Cardiff City to ease the pressure on manager Garry Monk and intensify scrutiny over the future of Bluebirds boss Paul Trollope. Cardiff hit the post twice as they shaded a goalless first half, but Leeds struck against the run of play as Chris Wood scored with a penalty. Ex-Swansea winger Pablo Hernandez sealed victory late on. A fourth straight defeat keeps Cardiff in the Championship relegation zone. Even at this early stage in the season, this was a crucial match for two managers whose burgeoning tenures already looked under threat.
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| - Leeds claimed a precious win at Cardiff City to ease the pressure on manager Garry Monk and intensify scrutiny over the future of Bluebirds boss Paul Trollope. Cardiff hit the post twice as they shaded a goalless first half, but Leeds struck against the run of play as Chris Wood scored with a penalty. Ex-Swansea winger Pablo Hernandez sealed victory late on. A fourth straight defeat keeps Cardiff in the Championship relegation zone. Even at this early stage in the season, this was a crucial match for two managers whose burgeoning tenures already looked under threat. While former Swansea manager Monk had earned a reprieve at Leeds with a midweek win over Blackburn - only their second of the season -Trollope had overseen three successive Cardiff defeats before this damaging fourth. In an attempt to arrest that slide, he abandoned his favoured 5-3-2 formation and plumped for a 4-3-3 system, which saw the Bluebirds play with more urgency than they had done in recent games. Captain Sean Morrison's header hit the post as the hosts started strongest, but Leeds threatened on the break with Hernandez and Wood both forcing Ben Amos into good saves. Aron Gunnarsson's low shot struck a post shortly before half-time as Cardiff continued to press, but their inability to convert pressure into goals proved costly. Leeds were awarded a penalty when Matt Connolly wrestled Pontus Jansson to the ground from a corner, and Wood sent Amos the wrong way with a coolly taken spot-kick. Hernandez put the result beyond doubt as he found the top corner with a fine whipped effort; the former Swan player putting Trollope's future as Cardiff head coach in grave doubt.
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