One of the club’s most emphatic victories, Crystal Palace swept the floor with a struggling Sunderland as Yannick Bolasie bagged an 11-minute hat-trick to secure the Eagles their eighth league win of 12 matches.
Glenn Murray netted Palace’s opening goal when he headed the Eagles in front minutes into the second-half. Bolasie then burst into life to set the travelling Palace faithful into raptures.
For a team that had collected just three wins by Christmas, overcoming a rival 4-1 in the second season of top flight football was a landmark moment for the Eagles in a campaign they would end in 10th place.