Cardiff City, fresh from a loss to third placed Burnley, will make the trip up to the Stadium of Light on Saturday (15:00 GMT) to take on fourth placed Sunderland. The Bluebirds are five points clear of the relegation zone but only hover one place above Luton Town in 22nd.
Sunderland have won each of their last two league games against Cardiff City and could win three in succession for the first time since October 1922. Cardiff City have won each of their last three away league games against Sunderland, as many victories as across their prior 15 matches combined against the Black Cats (D6 L6).
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Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff City and Burnley at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday night; Scott Parkers Clarets close on leaders in promotion race but finally concede after 12 league clean sheets.
Reaction as Burnley win 2-1 at Cardiff, Hull claim a 2-0 victory against Plymouth, Bristol City take three points from their trip to Millwall while Preston play Swansea finishes goalless.
Scott Parker spoke of his “immense pride” after Burnley’s long-standing clean sheet record was finally broken.
Burnley switch their attention back to league matters tonight when they make the long trip down to South Wales to face Cardiff City.
Omer Riza’s side still have to play Plymouth and Hull, but their final six fixtures see them take on the likes of Preston North End, Stoke City and Oxford United, who are all likely to have little to play for by the time those games come around.
Pompey’s battle for safety took another twist on Saturday when they fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat to relegation rivals Luton at Kenilworth Road. The Blues missed the opportunity to increase the gap to the bottom three to 12 points and instead sit just eight clear of the dropzone in 17th place.