Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has highlighted his side's resilience after the Eagles came from behind to beat Sunderland in the Premier League this afternoon.
The Black Cats had found themselves two goals to the good with half an hour to go, but Palace hit back through Joe Ledley, James McArthur and Christian Benteke to steal all three points on the road.
"This game takes away from you a lot, but it does give it back to you," BBC Sport quotes Pardew as saying.
"Last year I thought we deserved to win here but we didn't.
"Today we were excellent throughout the game, disappointing to be 2-0 down but we wouldn't give in and, in the end, scored three excellent goals. We played some terrific stuff, and though Joe Ledley made an error, his finish to score was typical of the man - he has spirit and character."
Palace now occupy seventh place in the league table.
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Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd
