JONATHAN Woodgate described facing Cardiff City as like coming up against "land of the giants" as he saw his side beaten 2-1 at Vitality Stadium.

The Bluebirds used their aerial prowess to take the lead with Sean Morrison heading home a Harry Wilson corner.

Kieffer Moore then doubled the tally from the penalty spot before Shane Long's second-half consolation for the hosts.

Mick McCarthy's side set their stall out early, loading the Cherries penalty area from the off via free-kicks, corners and long throws, something the hosts failed to get to grips with during the first half.

They improved after the restart, switching to a 4-4-2 and starting to cause problems of their own, but the damage had already been done.

Asked if he regretted not beginning with a back four and two strikers, Woodgate told the Daily Echo: "I thought we started off really well, to be honest with you. But then they got on top and get the set plays and they score a goal and we give them a penalty, which is a really bad decision on our point of view.

"They’re difficult to play against and we’re not the biggest team in the world.

"I think Cookie (Steve Cook) is the biggest we’ve got and he’s six foot one. They’ve got players who are six foot five, six foot six. It was land of the giants but that’s what you get in this league.

"They play it really well, Cardiff."