The point gained by Cardiff at Southampton means that City are just three points from the top of the Championship.
The big movers near the top were Birmingham City. Their 4 - 1 win at Leeds helped them into 4th place, four points behind Cardiff but with a game in hand.
The defeat for Leeds spelt the end of the road for Simon Grayson who was sacked on Thursday morning.
City's next opponbents, Blackpool, also enjoyed a win and they sit in 7th place only 5 points behind City.
Cardiff have reached 50 points and have played 28 games.
League table:
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
| 1 | West Ham United | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 53 | +15 | ||||
| 2 | Southampton | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 51 | +20 | ||||
| 3 | Cardiff City | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 50 | +15 | ||||
| 4 | Birmingham City | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 27 | 46 | +18 | ||||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 46 | +3 | ||||
| 6 | Hull City | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 46 | +3 | ||||
| 7 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 45 | +10 | ||||
| 8 | Reading | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 45 | +8 | ||||
| 9 | Burnley | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 33 | 43 | +8 | ||||
| 10 | Leeds United | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 42 | +2 | ||||
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 42 | +1 | ||||
| 12 | Derby County | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 41 | -3 | ||||
| 13 | Leicester City | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 39 | +6 | ||||
| 14 | Barnsley | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 39 | -3 | ||||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 38 | -1 | ||||
| 16 | Portsmouth | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 34 | +3 | ||||
| 17 | Peterborough United | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 47 | 33 | -2 | ||||
| 18 | Watford | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 33 | -9 | ||||
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 55 | 31 | -12 | ||||
| 20 | Bristol City | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 30 | -12 | ||||
| 21 | Millwall | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 29 | -10 | ||||
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 24 | -22 | ||||
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 46 | 24 | -24 | ||||
| 24 | Coventry City | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 38 | 22 | -14 | ||||