Poyet pleased as Black Cats plunder points

Everton 0 Sunderland 1

The Black Cats’ task beforehand looked a particularly intimidating one. Gus Poyet’s side had not won on the road and picked up just three points — the joint worst record in the league with Crystal Palace — as well as being winless in six.

By contrast, Everton had not lost a game at Goodison Park in the whole of 2013, and recent results had led to them even being talked up as outside contenders for the title.