Cardiff's win sees them move to within three points of leaders Southampton who they beat last night.
With Middlesbrough drawing 0 - 0 at home to Leicester they missed the chance to capitalise on Southampton's defeat.
Table after matchday 9 (this time last season we had 17 points but were six behind leaders QPR)
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | ||||
| 1 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 19 | +9 | ||||
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | +8 | ||||
| 3 | Derby County | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | +7 | ||||
| 4 | West Ham United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 17 | +8 | ||||
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | +4 | ||||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 16 | +4 | ||||
| 7 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | ||||
| 8 | Peterborough United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | +4 | ||||
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 13 | +2 | ||||
| 10 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | +2 | ||||
| 11 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 13 | -4 | ||||