Sunderland recovered from the nightmare of a New Year's Eve hammering at Burnley to fight back twice from behind and earn a thoroughly deserved 2-2 draw against title contenders Liverpool on Saturday.
Jermain Defoe took his season's goal tally to 11, extraordinary for a striker playing in a struggling side, with the two penalties that won David Moyes' team an unexpected point. Sunderland should have been given a third spot kick when Emre Can blatantly handled the ball; in short, a win would not have been an injustice.
For all of Liverpool's greater possession and undoubted man-for-man superiority, Moyes' side played with heartening resolve and never looked beaten.