Cardiff come back from 4-1 down to beat Burnley 5-4 in the Championship

Burnley open a four-goal lead

Burnley controlled the first hour at the Cardiff City Stadium. Their first shot on target gave them the lead in the 15th minute, when Andreas Hountondji pounced on a mistake by Cardiff centre-back Will Fish. Marcus Edwards doubled the advantage in the 25th minute and later squandered a clear chance by chipping over the bar. Largie Ramazani made it 3-1 in the 55th minute with a deflected effort, and Alex Robertson diverted Aaron Ramsey's cross into his own net in the 62nd minute to give the visitors a 4-1 lead.

Cardiff's fightback

Cardiff pulled one back before half-time when Rubin Colwill's shot bounced in off Ollie Tanner. Yousef Salech, who had come on as a substitute, scored in the 65th minute, and Jack Moylan converted a penalty in the 75th minute after Connor Roberts was judged to have pushed Salech. Play was halted briefly after Cardiff's equaliser when a supporter apparently became unwell in the stands. Salech headed in Colwill's cross off the bar in the 82nd minute to level the scores. Robertson then curled a shot from about 30 yards into the top corner four minutes into added time, after the referee had indicated 10 minutes of added time.

Cardiff manager Brian Barry-Murphy described how his players reacted to the 4-1 deficit.

“Even at 4-1 down we felt as if we could be dangerous if we could get the next goal.”

Injuries and reaction

Cardiff were without centre-backs Dylan Lawlor, Calum Chambers and Gabriel Osho, with Osho expected to be out for four weeks after knee surgery. Perry Ng and Alex Robertson also played through fitness concerns. Cardiff had thrown away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with West Ham on Wednesday, 4 November, so the late turnaround came after another lapse in a game they had controlled. Barry-Murphy said the afternoon would be remembered for its scoreline.

“It's a very memorable day because of the scoreline, and the players put everything into the game.”

The win keeps Cardiff unbeaten at home in the league this season and lifts them to 14th in the Championship table.

Burnley and Celestini

Burnley remain in the relegation zone, five points adrift of safety, and sit 22nd in the table. This was their seventh defeat of the season, and it denied Celestini a first win since he took charge in late October. His side had opened with two draws before this match. The result echoed Lausanne-Sport's 4-5 defeat to Thun on Sunday, 1 November, after they had led 4-1. Celestini, who was born in Lausanne, previously played for and coached Lausanne-Sport and coached Basel. Burnley, who dropped out of the Premier League last season, face a trip to Blackburn after the international break.