article_snippet.sent: Jermain Defoe and Jermain Defoe team-mates fell to a humiliating 4-1 loss against Crystal Palace in Defoe and his team-mates last match .
article_snippet.sent: Jermain Defoe arrived at the Stadium of Light in January following an unsuccessful time in the MLS with Toronto FC in a switch that was seen as a coup by then-manager Gus Poyet - who was eventually sacked in March and replaced by Dick Advocaat.
article_snippet.sent: However, the former Spurs forward has failed to adapt to life back in England and has scored just three goals in 11 league appearances as the battle for Premier League survival heats up.
article_snippet.sent: Jermain Defoe did, however, do Jermain Defoe reputation with Sunderland fans no harm by scoring a sublime volley as The Black Cats defeated rivals Newcastle 1-0 earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: the former Spurs forward scored a sublime volley as the former Spurs forward side defeated rivals Newcastle 1-0 earlier this month .
highlights_snippet.sent: Strugglers fell to humiliating 4-1 loss against Crystal Palace last weekend .
  