Crystal Palace fans ‘punch stewards’ in full-time melee at Selhurst Park after 4-0 loss to Sunderland
Sam Allardyce's side lost embarrassingly to relegation rivals, with reports of angry supporters trying to get to the players as they went down the tunnel
A CRYSTAL PALACE fan has allegedly "punched a steward" in an ugly full-time melee at Selhurst Park after they lost 4-0 to Sunderland.
Sam Allardyce's side lost embarrassingly to their relegation rivals - and his former club - with reports of angry supporters trying to get to the players and the boss as they went down the tunnel.
TalkSport producer James Dodd tweeted: "Shocking scenes at Selhurst Park. Stewards holding back 'supporters' by the tunnel and few of the stewards have been punched. Disgrace."
At half-time in the match, with the score already at 4-0, a Palace fan had to be restrained after he tried to attack Eagles defender Damien Delaney.
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A Metropolitan Police spokesman and Palace's head of communications confirmed that aside from the fan encroaching on the field of play at half time, no arrests have yet been made after the full time commotion.
The incident happened as the teams left the pitch at half time with Sunderland 4-0 up, with the man eventually being arrested.
Lamine Kone put the Black Cats 1-0 up ten minutes in, before a mad few minutes put paid to Palace's chances just before half-time.
Didier Ndong added a second after 43 minutes, followed by a quickfire Jermain Defoe double in first-half stoppage time.
There were no further goals in the second half, with the Eagles unable to do the double over Sunderland for the first time in their history - and many Palace fans had enough as relegation became a real possibility.