Pardew said, "That's probably one of the better Championship games I've seen,"
"They came and played and made the pitch too big for us really. I thought they were excellent because so many teams have come here and shut up shop.
"We kept it then they kept it in the first half, so we tightened up in the second half when we dominated.
"We got the goal which I felt we deserved but without getting a second we were always going to be liable to something nasty happening at the other end - and unfortunately it did."
"There were some good performances today from Reid, Sam Sodje, when he came on for Jonathan Fortune who has been ill, and Madjid Bougherra.
"I'm not too disheartened as the application of the players has been very good during what has been a very tough logistical run for us."