EPL: Cardiff City hopes of surviving relegation hit by loss at Fulham

Despair for Neil Warnock and Cardiff - TonyO'brien/Action/Reuters/TheGuardian

Cardiff City's hopes of Premier League survival are hanging by the thinnest of threads after Ryan Babel's beautiful curling strike consigned them to defeat at already-relegated Fulham.

Neil Warnock's side rallied with a flurry of late efforts on goal which prompted a string of fine saves from Fulham goalkeeper Diego Rico.

Cardiff remain 18th in the Premier League table, three points behind Brighton - and with a goal difference 14 worse than the Seagulls - with only two games to play this season.

The Cardiff City players look dejected at the final whistle - EddieKeogh/Reuters/TheGuardian

Therefore, the Bluebirds could effectively be relegated - barring a staggering sequence of results and swing in goal difference - if Brighton beat Newcastle in Saturday's late kick-off.

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