Gardner's woe despite record

Anthony Gardner today revealed that entering the Crystal Palace record books was scant consolation during a bitter-sweet day in Wales.

The defender played a key role in breaking a 102-year club record after a first-half stalemate at Cardiff. It meant Palace had not conceded a goal for more than 10 hours.

But second-half goals from Kenny Miller and Peter Whittingham ensured there would be no seventh successive clean sheet in a defeat that overshadowed their landmark and dropped Dougie Freedman's side to sixth in the Championship.

"It was nice to break the record, it's a great achievement," said Gardner.

"Nobody can take that away from us but it's the result that matters more. We've been on a good run but it's about recovering from this."