BOSS STAYS UPBEAT DESPITE IMPS LOSS

BRIAN Barry-Murphy was full of praise for Cardiff City despite their defeat at Lincoln.

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Cardiff remain three points clear at the top of League One, with Lincoln moving into second spot.

The confident hosts had led at halftime through an Alex Robertson own goal before they were pegged back by Perry Ng’s equaliser.

And the inform Imps withstood early second-half pressure from the Bluebirds before Sonny Bradley's powerful header sealed a fifth straight home win.

"It’s obviously a very disappointing result for us," said Cardiff boss Barry-Murphy.

"The players played a really good game for us, dominated the first half completely but didn’t create a lot of chances.