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Gallery: All the best images from the Cardiff v Swansea derby

18 Jan 2025 5 minute read

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Impressive Cardiff showed huge improvement to see off Swansea in a fiery derby.

The Bluebirds claimed their biggest South Wales derby league win for nearly 60 years with a 3-0 Sky Bet Championship home victory over the Swans.

Callum Robinson’s brace at the start of the second-half put Cardiff in command and Dimitrios Goutas thundered home a header off the underside of the crossbar to ram home their superiority.

It ended a run of six games without home joy for Cardiff and secured the biggest league victory over their arch-rivals since winning 5-0 at Ninian Park in April 1965.

The only negative note for Cardiff was Omer Riza’s red card in stoppage time.

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Cardiff City’s Callum Robinson crosses the ball during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Cardiff City’s Ollie Tanner following the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Cardiff City fans make their way to the ground ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 18, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Cardiff. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Swansea City’s Josh Key and Cardiff City’s Jesper Daland (right) battle for the ball during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Swansea City’s Joe Allen and Cardiff City’s Cian Ashford (right) battle for the ball during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Cardiff City’s Callum Robinson gets away from Swansea City’s Martins Ronald during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 18, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Cardiff. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Cardiff City’s Cian Ashford gets away from Swansea City’s Liam Cullen (left) and Josh Tymon (right) during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 18, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Cardiff. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Cardiff City’s Cian Ashford and Swansea City’s Eom Ji-Sung (right) battle for the ball during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 18, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Cardiff. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Cardiff City’s Callum Robinson with the player of the match award following the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 18, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Cardiff. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Cardiff City’s Joe Ralls following the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Swansea City’s Ben Cabango (centre) argues with Cardiff City’s Joe Ralls during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Swansea City’s Ben Cabango argues with Cardiff City’s Joe Ralls as tempers flare during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Cardiff City manager Omer Riza with Callum Robinson during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

Cardiff City’s Dimitris Goutas celebrates scoring his sides third goal with Callum Robinson during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Credit: Nick Potts/PA Wire

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