BULUT FULL OF PRAISE AFTER LATE FIGHTBACK

EROL Bulut hailed Cardiff’s character after scoring twice in stop page time to snatch a dramatic win at ten-man Preston.

- Jack Billam

Karlan Grant bundled the ball over the line from a yard out, before Ike Ugbo’s 99th-minute header sealed a famous Bluebirds win.

Milutin Osmajic’s 48th-minute goal put Preston ahead, but the hosts were on the backfoot for much of the second half following Robbie Brady’s 52nd-minute red card.

The winger was shown a second yellow just four minutes after Osmajic’s goal, but Preston did brilliantly to keep Cardiff at bay, only to see their hard work undone.

Bulut celebrated wildly at the final whistle and says the result is no less than his team deserved. “It’s a very important win for us here today. From the first minute of the match until right up until the end of the game, my players showed the character that they needed to,” Bulut said.