It's been a difficult season for Crystal Palace. A 2-0 victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday has current manager Sam Allardyce and the Eagles (5-4-14) feeling good, however, as they face Sunderland on Saturday at Selhurst Park. Palace enter the contest in the bottom three with 19 points, but a second consecutive win in Premier League play would lift Allardyce's squad out of the dreaded drop zone, pending other results.
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