Christmas, they say, is a time for reflection. At 3.01pm, Steve Bruce wore the horrified look of a beaten man left to wonder where it had all gone wrong, and if it would ever go right again. Curtis Davies, his captain no less, had just gift-wrapped Sunderland’s opening goal inside 30 seconds and his side were staring at an 11th league match without victory. Then, though, came a hearty helping of festive fortune; two home penalties denied and an equalising goal – against the run of play – which only looped into the back of the net thanks to a Stadium of Light divot after Gaston Ramirez had taken aim from 25 yards.
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Steve Bruce's men were behind within 30 seconds after Adam Johnson punished Curtis Davies' calamitous error
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Gaston Ramirez levelled from distance with Hull's first goal in 333 minutes of football
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Defender James Chester equalised and substitute Nikica Jelavic completed a remarkable fightback
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Hull moved out of drop zone after claiming first victory in 11 Premier League games
Ramirez (second left) is congratulated by @placeholder manager Steve Bruce after scoring the equaliser at Sunderland