Match facts

  • After going unbeaten in their first 21 home league games against Newcastle between 1922 and 1981, Cardiff have lost each of their last four.
  • The Magpies have won each of their last nine league games against Cardiff, scoring 24 goals while conceding only five in that period.
  • Newcastle's nine-game winning run against Cardiff is their joint-longest against an opponent in league football, also winning nine consecutively against Walsall between 1893 and 1961.
  • Neil Warnock has not won a home game against Newcastle since a 3-0 victory as Notts County boss in April 1991, losing five and drawing one in all competitions since.
  • Following their victory over Preston on Monday, Newcastle became 21st team to be promoted straight back to the Premier League in their first season after relegation.
  • The Bluebirds have lost just once in their last 10 home Championship matches (W7 D2).