Cardiff City narrowed the gap to two points on fourth-from-bottom Brighton and Premier League safety by coming out on top in the basement battle.
A goal in each half by winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and defender Sean Morrison secured three crucial points for Neil Warnock's men on Tuesday night.
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![Nathaniel Mendez-Laing opened the scoring with a fierce shot from outside the box in the 22nd minute](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/16/21/12357352-6929451-Nathaniel_Mendez_Laing_opened_the_scoring_with_a_fierce_shot_fro-a-10_1555446272444.jpg)
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing opened the scoring with a fierce shot from outside the box in the 22nd minute
![Nathaniel Mendez-Laing went to celebrate with the Cardiff bench butu00a0Neil Warnock hardly showed a flicker of emotion](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/16/21/12357636-6929451-Nathaniel_Mendez_Laing_went_to_celebrate_with_the_Cardiff_bench_-a-11_1555446272445.jpg)
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing went to celebrate with the Cardiff bench but Neil Warnock hardly showed a flicker of emotion
![Cardiff goalkeeper Neil Etheridge did not hold back as he celebrated the early goal on Tuesday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/16/21/12357474-6929451-Cardiff_goalkeeper_Neil_Etheridge_did_not_hold_back_as_he_celebr-a-12_1555446272445.jpg)
Cardiff goalkeeper Neil Etheridge did not hold back as he celebrated the early goal on Tuesday night
![Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens has an aerial duel with Cardiff midfielder Victor Camarasa](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/16/21/12358156-6929451-Brighton_midfielder_Dale_Stephens_has_an_aerial_duel_with_Cardif-a-13_1555446272446.jpg)
Brighton midfielder Dale Stephens has an aerial duel with Cardiff midfielder Victor Camarasa
![Brighton striker Glenn Murray was denied an early chance by a last-ditch tackle by Cradiff goalkeeperu00a0Neil Etheridge](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/16/21/12356866-6929451-Brighton_striker_Glenn_Murray_was_denied_an_early_chance_by_a_la-a-14_1555446272446.jpg)
Brighton striker Glenn Murray was denied an early chance by a last-ditch tackle by Cradiff goalkeeper Neil Etheridge