Parry ended Cardiff's long run without a Ninian Park win

Joe Ledley put the Bluebirds ahead with an emphatic header after a classy cross from fit-again skipper Darren Purse.

Burnley battled hard, and half-time substitute Ade Akinbiyi brought the Clarets level with a far-post header from Stephen Jordan's cross.

Then Parry went on a run across the edge of the box, beating two defenders before scorching in a left-foot shot.

"It's always nervous when there's only a goal in it, but we looked composed and our goals were quality - we have the players capable of doing that out of nothing, even when they're under pressure.

"We've played better than that and lost, but it's a credit to us that we've kept believing in the way we play and what we're trying to do."

"We gambled by putting on all three subs for the second period and it almost paid off.

"In the second half I thought we did enough to earn at least a point if not go on to win but it is always an uphill task when you go behind and we have to tighten up at the back."

Cardiff: Oakes, McNaughton, Loovens (Purse 23), Johnson, Capaldi, Parry, Whittingham, Rae, Ledley, Fowler (Thompson 66), Hasselbaink (Ramsey 86).
Subs Not Used: Forde, Gunter.

Goals: Ledley 36, Parry 55.

Burnley: Kiraly, Alexander, Carlisle, Caldwell, Jordan, Spicer, Unsworth (Akinbiyi 46), Mahon (McCann 46), Blake, Lafferty (Elliott 46), Gray.
Subs Not Used: Jensen, Harley.

Booked: Spicer, Caldwell.

Goals: Akinbiyi 50.

Att: 12,914