Cardiff 2 Wolves 1: Anthony Pilkington pops up with dramatic late winner to boost Neil Warnock
ANTHONY PILKINGTON’S late winner stunned Wolves as relegation rivals Cardiff climbed out of the bottom three.
The visitors missed out on a win on Saturday when Fulham levelled in stoppage-time. This time they went home with nothing after Pilkington’s 86th-minute strike.
Neil Warnock was delighted to secure a late winReuters
Matt Doherty put Wolves ahead inside two minutes when Cardiff keeper Ben Amos failed to deal with his fierce shot.
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Anthony Pilkington scored a dramatic late winner to seal all three points for CardiffReutersWolves took a very early lead through Matt DohertyGetty Images
The deserved equaliser came 22 minutes from time when Matt Connolly rose to head home Peter Whittingham’s corner.
Cardiff bombed forward and Pilkington’s smart finish secured the points.
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