Cardiff City Hit the Post Three Times but Remain Winless After Six Matches, Draw Takes Them Temporarily Out of Relegation Zone

Cardiff City remain without a win in the new season. In the early hours of September 9 Beijing time, Cardiff City drew 1-1 at home with Stoke City in the sixth round of the Championship. Joel Colwill headed in an equaliser in the second half after Ben Johnson had scored for Stoke City in the first half. The Bluebirds secured their fourth draw of the season, but still have no victories after six matches.

Stoke City arrived in the Welsh capital carrying the burden of nine consecutive away defeats. Their last away point came back in January this year. In the middle of the first half, Ben Johnson opened the scoring for the visitors, and Stoke City briefly saw hope of ending their away losing streak.

Cardiff City applied heavy pressure on Stoke City in the second half. Ollie Tanner had two chances within 60 seconds: first, after a smooth passing move between Tanner, Jack Moylan and Youssef Salech, Tanner's 20-yard shot struck the bottom of the post; then Stoke goalkeeper Viktor Johansson made a mistake while clearing under pressure from Salech and kicked the ball directly to Tanner, but Tanner failed to take advantage.

The posts became Cardiff City's biggest opponent. Cardiff City hit the woodwork three times during the match and were always missing that final touch.

Colwill eventually scored a headed equaliser. The goal allowed Cardiff City to temporarily escape the relegation zone.

The draw moved Cardiff City temporarily out of the relegation zone. With four draws and two defeats from six matches, the Bluebirds are currently 20th in the table. Stoke City dropped to 15th. It is worth noting that Cardiff City manager Brian Barry-Murphy had called on fans and players to remain calm before the match, as the team had suffered two consecutive defeats and had already fallen into the relegation zone.

Off-field factors have also affected Cardiff City. Christian Bielik was named in the starting lineup for this match, but he was involved in a physical altercation with a fan in Portsmouth last Saturday, and Hampshire police are currently investigating the incident. For Stoke City, although they had previously won two consecutive home matches, they are now without an away victory in 11 matches. This draw was their first away point since January.