Palace recovery stuns Sunderland

David Moyes’ wait for a first Premier League win as Sunderland’s manager goes on after his side blew a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace.

Jermain Defoe exploited Joe Ledley’s wild pass in defence to put the home side ahead before the break and added a second after it to put the Wearsiders on course for victory.

Palace hit back 66 seconds later through Ledley, however, before James McArthur levelled and Christian Benteke headed in the winner deep in stoppage time.

Six games into the season, Moyes’ only successes as Sunderland boss remain in the EFL Cup – and his side now moves to the bottom of the table.

It was a tentative start from both sides, with neither displaying much pace to begin with and both guilty of sloppy decision making as they tried to take a grip of the game.

Indeed, it took the best part of half an hour for any sort of clear-cut chance to come as both sides struggled to set a tempo which would give them an edge.

Patrick van Aanholt and Adnan Januzaj were both threats going forward for Sunderland but final balls often let the side down.

Likewise, Yohan Cabaye should have done better when Jason Puncheon threaded him in than send a tame ball back across goal where they was nobody looking to pounce.

When that first opportunity came, it was Defoe who had it with an imaginative flick from van Aanholt’s cross and it dropped just …

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