Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew was happy with their 1-1 draw at Swansea City.

The Eagles avoided a sixth straight Barclays Premier League defeat when defender Scott Dann cancelled out Gylfi Sigurdsson's superb first-half free-kick.

"This was everything for us," Pardew said. "We had to sit ourselves down at half-time and take away the tyre that we were dragging behind us after five defeats.

"Make no mistake, it was Crystal Palace DNA which got us home by getting blocks in at the end.

"We thwarted a Swansea side who are in good form, so it makes it a little bit more sweet that we managed to pull it back.

"I was frustrated in the first half because I know these players and I know they are better than that. But, in football, if there's a slight doubt in your mind and you take on too much tactically you can't play with instinct.

"We managed to get them to think differently in the second half and it helped us."