Postpublished at 16:59 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February 2017
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
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Lamine Kone reacts quickest to put Sunderland ahead
Black Cats score three goals in six minutes to end first half
Didier Ndong with the second before two for Jermain Defoe
Jack Skelton
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
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Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
The ugly scenes from half-time rear their head again as some Palace fans battle with security near the tunnel, trying to make their feelings well known to the Palace players.
A chastening day for all at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
A dire day for Palace but a superb one for Sunderland.
A real tonic in their bid to beat the drop but is Big Sam's record of never getting relegated in real danger this season?
On this evidence, you'd have to say so.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Palace are destined not to score today -Mannone saves from Zaha, Townsend and Benteke in quick succession before the Belgian striker hooks it wide.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Seb Larsson nearly puts the icing on the cake with a lovely effort from range that swerves just wide.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Jason Denayer makes a remarkable goalline clearance to scoop Jason Puncheon's drive up and over the bar.
Sunderland really want this clean sheet.
Palace are a man down for the final few minutes - Scott Dann has gone off injured but Big Sam has used all his subs.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
File this under frustration - Jason Puncheon kicking out and getting a yellow for his troubles.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Much better from Zaha, teeing up Benteke brilliantly with a cut back from the left but the Belgian pokes it wide with a messy touch.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Remy again. Straight at the keeper again.
This time hit with a little more power from the left side of the area but another easy save for Mannone.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
This sums Palace up, Loic Remy slicing his way through the defence on a brilliant solo run, only to dribble an effort straight into Vito Mannone's arms.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Well he carried on gamely for a while but Adnan Januzaj does now have to come off, with Steven Pienaar the man to replace him.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Januzaj is down with what looks like cramp or could be something worse. A brief pause to proceedings here.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Ooof, it's very nearly five as Adnan Januzaj fires a shot just wide of Wayne Hennessey's left-hand post.
Palace gave him so much space, yet again.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Lamine Kone has slightly blotted his copybook on an otherwise excellent afternoon as he chucks the ball away to prevent Palace taking a quick free-kick and is duly booked.
Benteke fires a poor effort straight into the wall at the subsequent set-piece.
Woeful.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Sunderland are very happy to sit back and let Palace play in front of them, the hosts still unable to find any spark.
David Moyes must be delighted.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Joel Ward is the latest Palace player to enter Andre Marriner's book.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Vito Mannone has gifted Palace a corner here as he touches over Andros Townsend's cross. Seemed like it was going over anyway.
From the resulting corner, the ball ricochets around and Benteke tries a bicycle kick that goes very high over the bar.
The Palace fans refused to give the ball back for a minute there. Perhaps they feel they've suffered enough?
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Joleon Lescott's first meaningful contribution is a solid, defensive header to prevent Christian Benteke converting a deep cross.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Palace make their final change as Loic Remy comes on for James McArthur.
Dice. Rolled.
Crystal Palace 0-4 Sunderland
Lamine Kone is having a stormer out there, holding off Christian Benteke and striding into midfield.
The ball finds its way to Adnan Januzaj on the left but Palace do just enough to prevent his cross finding a lurking Jermain Defoe.