Considering last year Crystal Palace started with-
LLWLLLLLLL 3 points from first 10
LLWLLLLLLLDWL 7 points from first 13
1 18.08.2013 Tottenham Hotspur home L0-1
2 24.08.2013 Stoke City away L1-2
3 31.08.2013 Sunderland home W3-1
4 14.09.2013 Manchester United away L0-2
5 22.09.2013 Swansea City home L0-2
6 28.09.2013 Southampton away L0-2
7 05.10.2013 Liverpool away L1-3
8 21.10.2013 Fulham home L1-4
9 26.10.2013 Arsenal home L0-2
10 02.11.2013 West Bromwich Albion away L0-2
11 09.11.2013 Everton home D0-0
12 23.11.2013 Hull City away W1-0
13 30.11.2013 Norwich City away L0-1
Yet Palace stayed up comfortably.
Also Sunderland
LDLLLLLLWLWLDLL 8 points from first 15
1 17.08.2013 Fulham home L0-1
2 24.08.2013 Southampton away D1-1
3 31.08.2013 Crystal Palace away L1-3
4 14.09.2013 Arsenal home L1-3
5 21.09.2013 West Bromwich Albion away L0-3
6 29.09.2013 Liverpool home L1-3
7 05.10.2013 Manchester United home L1-2
8 19.10.2013 Swansea City away L0-4
9 27.10.2013 Newcastle United home W2-1
10 02.11.2013 Hull City away L0-1
11 10.11.2013 Manchester City home W1-0
12 23.11.2013 Stoke City away L0-2
13 30.11.2013 Aston Villa away D0-0
14 04.12.2013 Chelsea home L3-4
15 07.12.2013 Tottenham Hotspur home L1-2
And stayed up .
36 games to play for .
Roll our sleeves up for Sunderland now, expecting a reaction after Spurs game.