Cardiff City 1-0 Aston Villa: Joe Ralls' first-half winner boosts hosts' survival hopes in the Championship

Cardiff's bid to avoid relegation to League One took a turn for the better on Monday with victory over Aston Villa.

Joe Ralls proved the hosts' matchwinner on 16 minutes with a low finish.

The win sees the Welsh outfit move three points clear of the relegation zone in 19th.

• Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
  1	Newcastle United	24	17	1	6	29	52
  2	Brighton and Hove Albion	23	15	6	2	24	51
  3	Reading	23	13	4	6	3	43
  4	Huddersfield Town	24	13	4	7	1	43
  5	Leeds United	24	13	3	8	7	42
  6	Sheffield Wednesday	24	12	5	7	4	41
  7	Derby County	24	11	7	6	9	40
  8	Fulham	23	9	9	5	12	36
  9	Barnsley	24	10	5	9	5	35
  10	Aston Villa	24	8	11	5	3	35
  11	Birmingham City	24	9	8	7	-3	35
  12	Norwich City	24	10	4	10	1	34
  13	Preston North End	24	9	6	9	0	33
  14	Ipswich Town	24	8	7	9	-3	31
  15	Brentford	24	8	6	10	-1	30
  16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	7	7	10	-2	28
  17	Bristol City	24	8	3	13	-1	27
  18	Nottingham Forest	24	7	5	12	-7	26
  19	Queens Park Rangers	24	7	5	12	-13	26
  20	Burton Albion	24	6	7	11	-7	25
  21	Cardiff City	23	6	6	11	-12	24
  22	Blackburn Rovers	24	5	6	13	-12	21
  23	Wigan Athletic	24	4	7	13	-10	19
  24	Rotherham United	24	3	4	17	-27	13