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• Cardiff continue fine form with victory over Rotherham

  Cardiff registered a fourth successive Championship win as they eased to a 2-0 victory over struggling Rotherham.

  Second-half goals from striker Kion Etete and full-back Perry Ng were enough for the sixth-placed Bluebirds to claim all three points and continue their recent surge up the table.

  It was not an encounter that will live long in the memory, but Erol Bulut’s home side were full value for the victory, with a dismal Rotherham team barely laying a glove on them all afternoon.

  The first half could scarcely have been a drabber spectacle.

  Both sides managed some neat and intricate passing, but largely in the middle third.

  Cardiff enjoyed most of the territory and possession, but did very little with it.

  Their best opportunity before the interval fell to captain Ryan Wintle who found space in the box in the 43rd minute, only for Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson to comfortably save his tame effort.

  Before that, a scuffed attempt from right wing Yakou Meite and Etete’s speculative 20-yard shot was the closest the home side came to breaking the deadlock.

  The Millers were even less threatening, ending the first half without creating a single opportunity worthy of note.

  Their bluntness spoke volumes about their disappointing start to the campaign, but Cardiff fans will have expected more from the hosts.

  Any momentum from the recent upturn in fortunes was nowhere to be seen, with the Bluebirds lacking urgency and attacking ideas.

  With the second half came a marked increase in tempo from Cardiff – and they were rewarded with the opening goal in the 56th minute.

  Left wing Karlan Grant exchanged passes with Joe Ralls on the flank and Grant’s cross was met by a downward header into the bottom corner from Etete, who outmuscled Rotherham full-back Cohen Bramall far too easily.

  Cardiff’s dominance of the ball continued. Substitute Ollie Tanner – who replaced the injured Meite in the 18th minute – flashed a shot just wide, and Grant increasingly made his presence felt out wide.

  Rotherham waited until the 80th minute to threaten an equaliser when substitute Arvin Appiah cut in from the right and sent a left-footed shot just over the crossbar.

  It triggered a promising spell of pressure from the away side, but fashioning clear-cut chances remained a problem.

  Cardiff, with centre-half Mark McGuinness outstanding, were rock solid at the back.

  And just a minute before the end of normal time the Bluebirds counter-attacked for a second goal.

  Ng rammed home a loose ball in the box after Rotherham botched an attempted clearance and the win was sealed.

• Archie Collins opens Peterborough account in win over Bristol Rovers

  Archie Collins scored his first Peterborough goal in a 2-0 triumph against Bristol Rovers.

  Collins opened his Posh account after a summer switch from Exeter as the hosts made the breakthrough after 26 minutes.

  His 25-yard half-volley flew into the far corner with the aid of a helpful deflection off Rovers defender Josh Grant.

  Anthony Evans landed an ambitious effort from long range on the roof of the Posh net as Rovers failed to find a leveller before the break.

  The deficit doubled two minutes into the second half when David Ajiboye pounced for his first Football League goal in Posh colours.

  Ajiboye was on hand to finish after Rovers keeper Matthew Cox had superbly denied Hector Kyprianou following a fine pass from Ricky-Jade Jones.

  Posh striker Jonson Clarke-Harris, who saw a club-record return to Rovers collapse on transfer deadline day, prevented his suitors from hitting back with a goal-line clearance to deny Aaron Collins from point-blank range.

  Substitute Jevani Brown’s strike against a post was the closest Rovers came to replying before keeper Cox prevented further damage late on with another stunning stop from Kyprianou.

• Birthday boy Greg Leigh fires Oxford to win over Stevenage

  Greg Leigh’s birthday brace ensured Oxford United earned a fourth successive away league win with a 3-1 victory at Stevenage.

  The on-song Us kept the pressure on league leaders Portsmouth with their impressive victory at the Lamex, coming from behind to secure all three points.

  Captain Elliott Moore had already cleared Carl Piergianni’s header off the line before Stevenage’s in-form striker Jamie Reid opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season in the 15th minute, tapping in from Kane Hemmings’ pass.

  But Leigh opened his account for the Us just eight minutes later, hooking home the rebound after Billy Bodin’s effort hit the bar.

  The Jamaica international then blasted the visitors in front 10 minutes after the restart with a powerful half-volley after turning inside the box.

  Elliott List was denied an equaliser by a super save from James Beadle with 15 minutes to go before Moore secured the points as he nodded home Josh Murphy’s cross.