As Cardiff City soar, Sunderland sink. At the final whistle, a match that was as close as the scoreline suggests offered the contrast of Cardiff pondering promotion and Sunderland seriously considering relegation.
It was an afternoon of three goals, two penalties and one big mistake. Lamine Kone was responsible for the last of those, his unnecessary foul on Sean Morrison on 73 minutes at a Cardiff corner leading to Joe Ralls drilling in the winner from the spot.
Earlier Craig Bryson had given the visitors the lead only for Lynden Gooch to equalise just after half time through the game's first penalty.