When, on Friday, it became clear Crystal Palace were selling Marc Guéhi to Manchester City and Oliver Glasner announced he would be leaving at the end of the season, Sunderland supporters turned a little nervous. They fretted that Palace might react to not merely the loss of their best defender and the impending departure of a much-admired manager, but the ignominy of last Saturday’s FA Cup calamity at non-league Macclesfield by demonstrating they are not so shabby after all.
Such fears would prove unfounded as Sunderland came from behind to extend Palace’s winless run to 10 games in all competitions thanks to goals from the excellent Enzo Le Fée and Brian Brobbey.
