Liverpool went into the match overwhelmingly favourites but it was Cardiff who drew first blood with a shot from Jordon Mutch.
Both teams matched each other goal for goal to level it 2-2 at the 41st minute until a Martin Skrtel goal thirteen minutes later put the Merseyside club in front for the first time.
The Bluebirds kept fighting for the points but with their opposition in great form there was only one way it could end; Liverpool netted six to Cardiff’s three.