Cardiff inflicted a convincing 3-1 defeat on a Bristol City side for whom the alarm bells are already ringing after just two games of the new npower Championship season.
The Robins were undone 3-0 at home by Ipswich on the opening day and faired little better in the Welsh capital, with manager Keith Millen no doubt growing increasingly concerned by the soft nature in which his side are shipping goals.
Unmarked skipper Mark Hudson headed Cardiff ahead, Craig Conway added a sweet second before fellow summer signing Robert Earnshaw tapped-in from close range to make it 3-0 after just 36 minutes - his first goal back in Bluebirds colours since departing in 2004.
The clash was certainly a much quieter affair after the break and Nicky Maynard, who continues to be linked with a move away from Ashton Gate, got off the mark for the season with a late consolation.
City last lost their first two matches of a league season 15 years ago while Cardiff, a short hop over Severn Bridge, are celebrating back-to-back opening league victories for the first time in nine years.
Kevin Phillips scored his first goals for Blackpool as Ian Holloway's men maintained their winning start to the season at the expense of newly-promoted Peterborough with a 2-1 victory.
The Seasiders opened their campaign with a 1-0 win at Hull and summer signing Phillips, 38, set them on their way to a second successive victory with a clinical first-half header.
The evergreen striker, who signed a one-year deal at Bloomfield Road following his release from Birmingham, struck again three minutes after the restart with another predatory effort.
The visitors pulled a goal back through George Boyd in the 82nd minute but Blackpool hung on to win.
Source: PA
