Kaba header sees Cardiff draw with West Brom

Daryl Dike celebrates with his team-mates after scoring his fourth goal in five appearances

Cardiff City edged closer to securing their Championship status for next season as Sory Kaba's equaliser frustrated play-off hopefuls West Bromwich Albion.

But Kaba's second-half header earned Cardiff what may prove a crucial point in their fight against relegation.

The draw leaves Sabri Lamouchi's team 21st in the table, four points clear of the drop zone.

West Brom stay eighth, although they slip to five points adrift of the top six.

Cardiff will be the happier of the two sides given that they came from behind to claim the first draw of Lamouchi's reign, even if Carlos Corberan's Albion side were pleased to halt a run of four straight away league defeats.

Lamouchi has put up pictures of the Championship table at Cardiff's training ground to remind his players of their task this spring - and they will make slightly prettier reading thanks to Kaba's intervention.

Cardiff are the division's lowest scorers, but had the first sight of goal when Jaden Philogene dragged wide from range.

Albion's lead came courtesy of their first meaningful attack, with Cardiff losing a midfield scrap and failing to recover as Marc Albrighton fed Jed Wallace in space down the right.

Wallace had time to pick out the perfect cross, and Dike also went unchallenged as he finished with composure and quality, stroking a volley low into the net.

Cardiff might responded within five minutes when Callum O'Dowda's drive ricocheted into the path of Isaak Davies, but he could only shoot wide as he stretched at the far post.

West Brom were presented with the chance to double their lead early in the second half when O'Dowda cut out Jayson Molumby's through ball and inadvertently teed up Wallace.

Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved Cardiff, pushing Wallace's first-time shot over the bar.

Cardiff's on-loan Aston Villa youngster Jaden Philogene holds off Jed Wallace

The home side were struggling to make an impression at the other end, but their first effort on target of the night brought the equaliser.

Ryan Wintle was the creator, battling for possession and then delivering a perfect cross for substitute Kaba to head home, Albion keeper Josh Griffiths getting a firm hand to the ball but watching as it rolled inside his left-hand post.

Adam Reach thought he had delivered an instant response as he steered in the rebound after John Swift's long-range shot was parried, but this time the offside flag rescued Cardiff.

As the contest opened up a little late on, Philogene forced Griffiths to save at his near post before Wallace's poked effort beat Allsop but rolled agonisingly wide.