Talking on Sky Sports immediately after the game Hoddle said: "We didn't play as well as we can, although I feel there were a couple of key moments.
"If Simon Davies' effort had gone in that would have put us in the driving seat, but Sunderland kept going at it and the second goal going in too quickly for us was the killer blow.
"We weren't at our best and sometimes when you're not at your best you have to churn a result out - but we couldn't do that today.
"We've got a derby at Arsenal next week, so there's no better way to put things right."
SUNDERLAND MATCH REPORT
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