Earlier in the day QPR hammered Swansea 4 - 0, both teams having a player sent off, and it was vital Cardiff capitalise on the Jacks demise.
Seyi Olofinjana scored in the first half and Craig Bellamy secured the victory with a deflected effort inside the last 10 minutes.
The victory was even sweeter when it was confirmed that Leicester had come from behind to draw with Leeds meaning City recaptured 2nd place with a game in hand.
The top 6 reads:
| Latest match Sunday, 26th December 2010 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | EP | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 44 | +26 | ||||
| 2 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 40 | +15 | ||||
| 3 | Leeds United | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 39 | +4 | ||||
| 4 | Swansea City | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 37 | +5 | ||||
| 5 | Norwich City | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 36 | +5 | ||||
| 6 | Coventry City | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 34 | +2 | ||||