Alan Pardew: “We’ve got a lot of hard work to do before the Arsenal game.
“We definitely need to give a credible performance and hopefully get some points.
“Certainly, against Cardiff, we’ve got to win, whatever route it takes.
“Now we need to make sure regroup this week. That was a body blow, really.
“It’s important that we win at least one of these last three games to secure that tenth place, which is Mike's target.
“Obviously, there have been teams who are chasing us down, and that’s the last thing we wanted.”