Saturday, 24 September 2016

Sunderland 2-3 Crystal Palace: Debut woe for Anichebe

By Akeem Lawal
VICTOR Anichebe's debut in a Sunderland shirt proved to be a nightmare as Christian Benteke's injury-time header left The Black Cats still waiting for a first Premier League win of the season as Crystal Palace came back from 2-0 down to snatch victory on Saturday.


The Nigeria international who moved to the Stadium of Light on a free after his release from West Bromwich Albion came in as a substitute for Belgium striker, Adnan Januzaj in the 86th minute of the encounter.

Jermain Defoe's double had put the David Moyes side within 30 minutes of a much-needed victory in front of a crowd of 38,941.

But Patrick van Aanholt's eventful week took a further turn for the worse when he deflected Joe Ledley's 61st-minute shot past keeper Jordan Pickford and was then beaten to the ball by James McArthur as he made it 2-2 before Benteke struck at the death.

Sunderland, one of just two teams yet to triumph in the Premier League this season, have not won a league game in September since 2012.

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