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Pardew delighted with Palace thumping at Sunderland

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew was proud of their performance after victory at Sunderland.

Glenn Murray opened the scoring before a Yannick Bolasie hat-trick - all in the space of 14 minutes - stunned Dick Advocaat's side after a tight opening period.

Pardew said post-match: "When you see your team play like that, it's just a pleasure.

"In some ways the scoreline doesn't reflect the game. It should have been more emphatic than it was."

He added: "The fans were singing 'it's like watching Brazil' and it was today. The team were terrific and we caused Sunderland a lot of problems. It was a great victory for us."

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