South Wales Echo

BLUEBIRDS TAKE STEP CLOSER TO THE PREM

- IAN MITCHELMOR­E Football Writer ian.mitchelmor­e@walesonlin­e.co.uk

CALLUM Paterson has revealed that a PlayStatio­n game inspired his goal celebratio­ns in Cardiff City’s wins against Barnsley and Birmingham City.

The Scot took his goal tally up to seven for the season with his effort in the Bluebirds’ 3-2 win over Birmingham City, just days after his strike helped Cardiff claim a 2-1 success over Barnsley in the Welsh capital.

Paterson quickly became the talk of social media with his goal celebratio­ns in both of the Bluebirds’ latest victories.

And the 23-year-old has revealed that he was imitating moves from computer game Fortnite when celebratin­g his two latest goals for the Bluebirds who have now won six matches in a row.

“[The last two] are from a game on the PS4 called Fortnite that all the kids are playing so I thought I’d give it a bash,” he told iFollow Cardiff City after the triumph over Garry Monk’s side.

“It feels good and we’re happy to keep this run going.

“It was pretty shoddy defending from myself at the end [that led to the Birmingham goal] and we need to cut out those sorts of mistakes, but it’s good to be back on the score sheet and take another three points.

“Having come back from the injury and overcome the hurdles I have, it’s a great feeling to be scoring goals again.”

The gap between Neil Warnock’s men and league leaders Wolves now stands at just three points after Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were thumped 4-1 by fellow promotion chasers Aston Villa.

Cardiff take on Wolves in the Welsh capital next month just four days before they face Steve Bruce’s side at Villa Park in what looks set to be a pivotal week in the Bluebirds’ quest for promotion into the Premier League.

But Paterson has stressed that the Bluebirds’ sole focus between now and the end of the campaign is on themselves.

“We’re a grounded and levelheade­d group and we concentrat­e on ourselves first and foremost,” he added.

“If other results go our way then that’s fantastic, but as long as we keep winning we’ll be okay.”

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 ??  ?? Callum Paterson celebrates his goal against Birmingham
Callum Paterson celebrates his goal against Birmingham
 ??  ?? Paterson, centre, was also on target against Barnsley last Tuesday night
Paterson, centre, was also on target against Barnsley last Tuesday night

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