Five wins too much to ask for

A much better performance at Sheffield than there previous game saw Cardiff City bring home the three points and after Norwich could only draw with Watford move up into an automatic promotion spot. The dream is back on with City in pole position for one of the two spots for automatic promotion.

It was a good night for supporters of Cardiff City has results on the night went mainly their way with the other top six teams. QPR, Reading along with Cardiff were the only wins while Norwich and Swansea City could only managed to draw the game of most interest to City fans while Leeds lost. A good night for Cardiff who now can look forward to the visit to Portsmouth on Saturday, they lost at home last night 3-0 to Coventry.

The Cardiff manager was happy with the outcome of the game and reminding the press at the after match conference that when they last met he couldn't full the bench the squad was so small. That was the first game of the season that ended in a 1-1 draw. He single out Craig Bellamy for his work rate something picked up by the pundits covering the game.

Goals came from Bellamy fired home on 21 minutes and had to wait until the 71 minute to extend the lead when a lovely cross from Chris Burke met the head of Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Cardiff manager Dave Jones said:

"We've got a foot on the ladder, we've worked so hard. Sheffield United were the first team we played this year and we couldn't fill the bench. 

"We didn't have any players. Olofinjana and Bellamy weren't here and it was a case of the board getting us out of the trouble we were in and moving forward.

"We've gone that way and everyone's favourites [for promotion] at the start seem to have gone the other way.

"I feel for Micky, but not for 90 minutes I didn't. It wouldn't have mattered whether it was my brother, son, mother or wife in the opposition camp, it's my livelihood and I want to win.

"I'll go and have a drink with Mick now, but he won't want any pity.

"We're in a ruthless business and that's what we were tonight. We were ruthless and clinical."

Cardiff are now in the driving sat for the last automatic promotion stop win all the last five games and we are promoted to the Premier League, the are.

Saturday, 16 April 2011 - Cardiff v Portsmouth, 15:00

Saturday, 23 April 2011 - Cardiff v QPR, 12:45

Monday, 25 April 2011 - Preston v Cardiff, 15:00

Monday, 2 May 2011 - Cardiff v Middlesbrough, 17:15 (Live on Sky Sports)

Saturday, 7 May 2011 - Burnley v Cardiff, 12:45

Very interesting mix of game, the standout game has to be the visit of QPR. Based on league position and current form Cardiff should win the other four games. However, five games to go it's a case of 'don't count your chickens before they're hatched' there are many permutations over the next few weeks that can change everything.