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title: "Result: Chelsea fans name their Man of the Match vs Cardiff"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Oliver Birch"
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published: "2019-04-01T18:32:32Z"
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# Result: Chelsea fans name their Man of the Match vs Cardiff

Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Sunday with a narrow 2-1 victory away to relegation threatened Cardiff City.

Two late headers from captain Cesar Azpilicueta and substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek won the game for Maurizio Sarri’s side, in what was a controversial afternoon in South Wales.

Cardiff should have been awarded a first half penalty when Marcos Alonso hauled Sean Morrison down in the area, while Azpilicueta’s equaliser was allowed to stand despite the defender standing in a clear offside position.

Antonio Rudiger was fortunate to not receive a red card prior to Chelsea’s winner, after the Germany international brought Kenneth Zohore down with the Bluebirds striker through on goal.

Four minutes later, Loftus-Cheek produced a fine headed finish to complete the turnaround and give the Blues victory to maintain their push for a top four finish.

Following the win, we asked Chelsea supporters to [vote for their Man of the Match](https://readchelsea.com/2019/03/31/who-was-your-man-of-the-match-vs-cardiff/) in what was an uninspiring performance at Cardiff City Stadium, and here’s who you voted for in our duel.