Swansea City 1-1 Cardiff City: Callum Robinson nets late equaliser to snatch point in South Wales derby

Super-sub Callum Robinson equalised late on for Cardiff to secure their first point of the season at Swansea in the South Wales derby.

Robinson was a 73rd-minute substitution as himself and Anwar El Ghazi replaced Wilfried Kanga and Chris Willock.

With just over 15 minutes to go the duo were tasked with getting the Bluebirds back into the game after Liam Cullen's goal early on in the first half put the home side ahead.

It took the forward five minutes from his introduction to latch onto Ollie Tanner's well-weighted pass across goal to net the leveller and the club's first goal of the season.

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Cullen's goal in the 10th minute was reflective of Swansea's early dominance in the game. The first exchanges belonged to Swansea and when the Kilgetty-born man fortuitously turned in his opener it was his third South Wales derby goal in his third start in the fixture.

Cardiff struggled to gain any kind of rhythm in the first half and the likes of Kanga and Yakou Meite struggled to find any luck in the final third. They did find some momentum just before the interval that they hoped to take into the second half.

It was Luke Williams' side though, who were on top early after the break, as the likes of Ronald started quickly out of the blocks with two attempts just three minutes in.

Swansea didn't take advantage while in the ascendancy, failing to extend their lead which allowed the away side to grow in confidence.

Buoyed by their fans behind the net they were intent on scoring in, Cardiff opened up the game. The introductions of Tanner, El Ghazi and Robinson went a long way in balancing the tide of the game.

With seven minutes of added time, tensions began to boil over, so much so that Cardiff boss Erol Bulot was shown a red card by referee Ollie Ferrington.

Earnshaw: Draw gives Cardiff confidence-builder

Former Cardiff City striker Robert Earnshaw on Sky Sports:

"I think Cardiff deserved the point. They had to bounce back. They had to show fight and determination to play for the shirt in the derby. In the second half, they did that. In the first, Swansea were much better but the Cardiff subs made a big difference.

"Before this game, I feared for them after losing 5-0 last week but you have to build your confidence back up. Getting a point here at Swansea lights that little bit of fire."

Williams: We switched off for one moment and were punished

Swansea manager Luke Williams on Sky Sports:

"I think it was a very cagey game, probably the first half we were the better team and deserved our lead at half-time but the second half was a lot more even. I think if we'd have scored the second goal, we would have taken the game away from them, but at 1-0 there is always that jeopardy.

"We squandered the chance today. It is frustrating as it is a huge game and we know what it means. But we didn't get that second goal and then as a coach, you probably fear the worst and really, we got what we deserved.

"The mindset changes the longer it is 1-0. Today it felt like in the dying moments it could go either way and both coaches would have felt tense.

"On the whole we defended well, but we didn't for one action and the ball ended up in the back of the net. We switched off for one moment and got punished.

"We aren't looking like a bad side. We probably did enough to win today, even though a draw is a fair result. We need more consistency."

Rizer: We've been unlucky with results this season

Cardiff assistant coach Omer Riza told Sky Sports:

"We knew it would be a passionate game. We've worked really hard today and have ended up with a draw and overall we are happy.

"There was a challenge that frustrated Erol, he was pulled onto the pitch by one of their players and the red card is a bit harsh.

"In the previous two games, we've felt we've had some good parts, we've been a little unlucky with the results but we all know that the score is the important thing.

"Going 1-0 down early meant today was always difficult, but we stuck to our guns.

"In the second half we had more intent, pressed better and we always felt our subs would be important today."