Cardiff’s second-half comeback against Wolves gifts Neil Warnock an early birthday present

Cardiff 2-1 Wolves: Relive all the action from the Premier League fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium

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Cardiff City coach Neil Warnock will spend his 70th birthday a happy man after his squad climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.

Warnock turns 70 on Saturday and will mark his milestone birthday with a family get-together at a restaurant in the Welsh countryside.

The meal will taste all the sweeter after second-half goals from Aron Gunnarsson and Junior Hoilett completed yet another Cardiff comeback win.

Matt Doherty had marked his 200th league appearance for Wolves by opening the scoring after 18 minutes, but a fifth defeat in six games means Nuno Espirito Santo's side have only picked up one point from a possible 18.

Cardiff has found some momentum in recent weeks and this was its third win from four home games, all of which it has fallen behind in.

Wolverhampton is 11th while Cardiff moved up to 15th.

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Relive all the action below:

What time does it start?

Cardiff vs Wolves kicks off at 8pm

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 7pm. Sky Sports subscribers can also view the game online via the Sky Go app.

Highlights will be shown at 9:30am on Sky Sports Premier League.

Sol Bamba is key in the heart of defence (Getty)

Player to watch…

Sol Bamba: Cardiff would likely have conceded more goals at Goodison Park without the Ivorian. He made several important tackles and blocks to deny the likes of Richarlison in the first half, before clearing Gylfi Sigurdsson’s effort off the line in the second. He was imposing aerially as well, and will be vital again if Cardiff are to claim just their third win of the season against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.

Form guide…

Cardiff: LWLLWL

Wolves: WLLLDL

Odds…

Cardiff to win: 13/5

Wolves to win: 6/5

Draw: 11/5

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[30 November 2018 21:47 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Cardiff 2-1 Wolves

88 minutes

Gibbs-White looks to curl one into the top corner from distance, but gets it wrong. His teammates look back in frustration,  suggesting he should have crossed the ball.

[30 November 2018 21:48 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Cardiff 2-1 Wolves

90 minutes

Five minutes of added time to be played. Cardiff have got everyone behind the ball now.

[30 November 2018 21:50 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Cardiff 2-1 Wolves

90+1 minutes

Gunnarsson heads a corner clear and Moutinho fires a shot at goal. It's well over the bar, though, and Cardiff can slow things down.

[30 November 2018 21:52 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Cardiff 2-1 Wolves 

90+5 minutes

Nervy moments for Cardiff. They defend Wolves' attacks well, though, and they're close to a huge three points now.

[30 November 2018 21:54 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Full time: That's it! Cardiff hold on and climb out of the relegation zone, up to 15th in the Premier League. There's a roar from the crowd at the final whistle. An impressive second half turnaround gives them victory.

[30 November 2018 21:56 · Callum Rice-Coates]

It looked, for long periods, like Wolves would frustrate Cardiff. But the belief was never lacking. A perfect birthday present for Neil Warnock ahead of his 70th tomorrow.

[30 November 2018 22:00 · Callum Rice-Coates]

Wolves stay in 11th, but they are now six Premier League games without a win. Next up: Chelsea. They'll need to turn this worrying run of form around soon. 

[30 November 2018 22:14 · Callum Rice-Coates]

That's it for our coverage of tonight's game. We'll leave you with Graham Thomas' match report from the Cardiff City Stadium.

Thanks for joining us!