Poyet Feeling Calm.

Sunderland wasted the opportunity of grabbing three valuable points against Crystal Palace at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Palace set up their stall to frustrate Sunderland although the home side wasted chances with the biggest culprit being Steven Fletcher who was replaced because of a twisted ankle.

Kagisho Dikgacoi could have really upset the apple cart if he had managed to score late on in the game, but he fired his shot just wide of the target.

Gus Poyet said after the game to reporters: ‘A word you will probably never hear again from me, very calm. I feel calm today.

‘We tried everything. That’s what we are, that’s the team that we have, the players we have got and the way that we need to play.

‘If we play like that, the future will tell if we are good enough to stay in the Barclays Premier League or not.’