Brentford 1 - 1 Cardif City
"I thought our first-half performance was excellent," Mick McCarthy said. "We had a good bit of the ball and, created some chances, I didn't think we gave them too many chances.
"They had one Alex made a great save from, he got in behind Perry (Ng) and Smudger made a great save from that.
"Second half, we've had our backs against the wall against a good side in Brentford. That's why they are where they are and why they've been there all season.
"Poor old Smudge, I feel for him, because he is sat in the dressing room and really broken hearted. But that's what happens, I suppose, it's a goalkeeper's life. He made a great save in the first half.
"We were having to defend, but I still thought we might nick it. Pleased with an overall good performance.
"You've got to treat them with a lot of love, care and attention," the manager said of how he deals with players who have made an error. "I've been there, you make a mistake.
"That save in the first half, if that had gone in we might have had a real onslaught, who knows what the score might have been.
"It's a mistake, we all make them, we'll be fine."
Thomas Frank