Sheff Wed 1-3 Cardiff City

Cameron Jerome's first-half brace helped Cardiff climb to fifth place in the Coca-Cola Championship.

Jason Koumas put the visitors ahead on nine minutes with a brave header from Rhys Weston's right-wing cross.

Jerome hit the bar and post before heading in Koumas' cross and drilling home Jeff Whitley's through-ball in the space of nine minutes.

Chris Eagles responded for Wednesday with a fine left-foot effort and Richie Partridge was denied by a fine save.

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Sheffield Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock:
"I wanted commitment from the players in the second half.

"We got that - but I am so frustrated at our defending in the first half.

"Their strikers effectively bullied our two defenders and I do feel there is complacency among the players now with us having a lengthy injury list."

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Cardiff boss Dave Jones:
"The injuries to Kevin Cooper and Jason Koumas will test us a little bit because we are only running with a 19-man squad and two of those are keepers.

"But it's a nice feeling to be fifth and I'd rather be where I am than be down the bottom end.

"We attacked them, we didn't sit back and I thought it was a good, high-tempo 45 minutes which has got us the win."

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Sheff Wed: Weaver, Heckingbottom, Lee, Wood, Simek, Whelan, O'Brien, Brunt, Eagles (Partridge 80), Corr (Bullen 61), Graham (Agbonlahor 80).
Subs Not Used: Adamson, Rocastle.

Booked: Simek.

Cardiff: Alexander, Barker, Purse, Weston, Loovens, Whitley, Koumas, Ledley, Cooper (Parry 59), Lee (Ardley 88), Jerome.
Subs Not Used: Margetson, Cox, Ricketts.

Booked: Whitley, Jerome.

Att: 20,324

Ref: T Kettle (Berkshire).