New injury concerns mar victory

Sunderland’s emphatic victory at Crystal Palace may have come at a cost – with David Moyes sweating over the fitness of three players.

John O’Shea, Adnan Januzaj and Jack Rodwell were all taken off with injuries during Saturday’s 4-0 win at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Skipper O’Shea and Rodwell suffered hamstring injuries, while Belgian playmaker Januzaj was taken off with a hip injury.

Januzaj was enjoying one of his best games in a Sunderland shirt, setting up Jermain Defoe’s double just before half-time.

Moyes said: “Januzaj came off with a hip injury. He played very well, he put in a great through ball for Jermain Defoe’s second goal.

“Jack came off feeling his hamstring, that would be a real blow for us. Jack has been coming into some much better form.

“We have bought a couple of players in, we can’t afford to lose any.

“John O’Shea is feeling his hamstring a little bit too.”

Moyes handed a full debut to Bryan Oviedo, who signed on deadline day from Everton, while Joleon Lescott and Darron Gibson came off the bench to make their Sunderland debuts.

Moyes said: “We had some really good performances. Against Tottenham (last Tuesday’s 0-0 draw), we were very resilient, but I didn’t think we played very well.

“We played much better with the ball against