Minute-by-Minute Review: Sunderland 0 - 0 Palace

2'- Free kick by Larsson held well by Speroni as it hung in the wind.
4'- Fletcher's header is wide, as the wind takes hold of it.
8'- Mariappa yellow card for persistent fouling.
9'- Alonso's strike right at Speroni from the box.
10'- Ki's cross after a turnover goes across the face.
13'- Ward booked for fouling Larsson.
14'- Ki fires well over from 30 yards.
15'- 74%-26% possession for Sunderland.
19'- Bridcutt booked for fouling Jedinak. Mile misfires wide from 30 yards off the free kick.
24'- 69%-31% possession. Johnson's chance sails high into the wind.
30'- Ki's half-volley is hammered wide right off the clearance of the free kick.
31'- Mannone stubs his foot on the clearance; Ince shoots the loose ball, but the keeper recovers quickly.
40'- Mayhem in the box, as Bardsley falls on the ball; Palace gets a free kick.
43'- Borini's overhead kick goes high and wide.
45'- Two added minutes.
45'+2- KG gets a yellow.

Half- Altidore replaces Fletcher.

46'- Header by Johnson flicked away by Jules, but offside is called.
51'- Speroni gets a piece of Altidore's close-range shot.
55'- Borini, falling over, hacks one high off a cross.
56'- Bolasie's low strike bounces and is held by Mannone.
57'- Larsson yellow card after taking down Ward.
58'- Delaney is booked after fouling Ki.
60'- Bolasie's cross to Murray is headed straight in the air.
61'- Gardner replaces Larsson. Delaney has some words with the fans and the linesman.
63'- Jerome in for Murray.
64'- Gardner booked after fouling Ledley.
73'- Possession is 68%-32%. Both sides struggling to hold on to the ball recently. Guedioura replaces Ince.
74'- Jerome's tame drive is easily held by Mannone.
75'- Jerome flicks on Ward's corner, but right at the keeper.
76'- Sunderland break to the other end; Borini's tight-angled shot stopped by Jules.
79'- Brown booked for fouling Mile.
80'- Guedioura fires the free kick wide right.
81'- Puncheon replaces Bolasie.
83'- Borini gets through and hits the woodwork. Second chance is just over the bar. Scocco replaces Johnson.
86'- Alonso sprays it high and wide after a pinball battle for the ball.
89'- KG curls one wide left from 10 yards after an initial shot was deflected back to him.
90'- Five added minutes.
90'+2- Puncheon's corner straight to Mannone's hands.
90'+3- Ledley shoots wide from the edge of the box.
90'+5- Puncheon's low drive held and pounced on by Mannone.

FINAL: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

Jules. Made a couple of key stops as he and the defense pick up a well-earned clean sheet.

12 points from the last nine games is the magic number. A visit to Newcastle next Saturday.