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- Sunderland XI: Pantilimon, Jones, Yedlin, O’Shea, Coates, Cattermole, M’Vila, Toivonen, Lens, Borini, Fletcher.
- West Ham United XI: Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell, Noble, Kouyate, Moses, Payet, Lanzini. Sakho.
Match Stats
Home TeamSunderlandAway TeamWest Ham
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away20
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home1
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away11
Line-ups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Pantilimon
24Yedlin22Coates16O'Shea2Jones
21M'Vila6Cattermole
17Lens20Toivonen9Borini
26Fletcher
- 1Pantilimon
- 24Yedlin
- 22CoatesBooked at 74mins
- 16O'Shea
- 2Jones
- 21M'VilaSubstituted forGomez Garcia-Pencheat 90+5'minutes
- 6CattermoleBooked at 43mins
- 17LensBooked at 57mins
- 20ToivonenSubstituted forLarssonat 84'minutes
- 9Borini
- 26FletcherSubstituted forRodwellat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 3van Aanholt
- 5Brown
- 7Larsson
- 8Rodwell
- 14Gomez Garcia-Penche
- 18Defoe
- 25Mannone
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
13Adrián
12Jenkinson5Tomkins2Reid3Cresswell
8Kouyaté16Noble
28Lanzini27Payet20Moses
15Sakho
- 13Adrián
- 12JenkinsonBooked at 72mins
- 5Tomkins
- 2ReidBooked at 24minsSubstituted forCollinsat 66'minutes
- 3CresswellBooked at 36mins
- 8Kouyaté
- 16NobleBooked at 2minsSubstituted forZárateat 79'minutes
- 28Lanzini
- 27Payet
- 20MosesSubstituted forJelavicat 58'minutes
- 15Sakho
Substitutes
- 1Randolph
- 10Zárate
- 14Obiang
- 19Collins
- 26Jelavic
- 30Antonio
- 35Oxford
- Referee:
- Neil Swarbrick
- Attendance:
- 42,932
Scores
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Saturday 3rd October 2015
As It Stood
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
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1 | Man City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 18 | ||
2 | Man Utd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 | ||
3 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 15 | ||
4 | Leicester | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 | ||
5 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 14 | ||
6 | Arsenal | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | ||
7 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | ||
8 | Tottenham | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||
9 | Southampton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 | ||
10 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 | ||
11 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 | ||
12 | Swansea | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||
13 | Norwich | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 | ||
14 | Stoke | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 | ||
15 | Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 | ||
16 | Chelsea | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | ||
17 | West Brom | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 | ||
18 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 | ||
19 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 3 | ||
20 | Newcastle | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 3 |
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Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Mixed emotions from home fans. Having wasted a 2-0 lead, they hold on with 10 men to secure a valuable point that lifts them off the bottom of the table.
Dick Advocaat turns and waves to the fans before disappearing down the tunnel. Will we see him again?
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Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
One red card, six other players booked. It's been niggly rather than a dirty game. It's been highly competitive.
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Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Credit to Sunderland. They are defending in numbers and frustrating their opponents. West Ham are finishing strongly but are struggling to carve out another opening.
Four minutes of additional time.
Hammers on fire
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
You can see from the two teams' respective heat maps that West Ham (right) have made deeper inroads down the flanks, reaching the byeline on more occasions than Sunderland (right). Hammers right-back Carl Jenkinson has been among those making the forays.
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Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Not all Sunderland fans are staying until the end. It's been another bitter-sweet afternoon at the Stadium of Light. Are we seeing the closing minutes of Dick Advocaat's reign?
GREAT SAVE!
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Sunderland are hanging on. Just. The Hammers are peppering Costel Pantilimon's goal, the Sunderland keeper spreading himself to deny Aaron Cresswell.
YELLOW CARD
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Sebastian Coates picks up his fifth yellow card of the season after bringing down Manuel Lanzini in full flight. Sunderland are having to dig deep.
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Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
It's all West Ham.
The Hammers are piling on the pressure as they look to secure a fourth straight away win.
Sunderland's defence is all over the place and Dick Advocaat is a picture of frustration on the sidelines.
'Sunderland do not defend'
Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Graeme Le Saux
Former England defender on Final Score
"This match has shown the way Sunderland play, they do not defend and do not take their chances."
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Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Unsurprisingly the mood inside the Stadium of Light has turned.
The Black Cats were cruising at 2-0 and Fabio Borini's miss looks like proving costly.
West Ham, with the extra man, are going for the kill.
GOAL - Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
Dimitri Payet
Disaster for Sunderland. A terrible error by keeper Costel Pantilimon, who spills Manuel Lanzini's shot and Dimitri Payet puts away the rebound.
RED CARD - Jeremain Lens (Sunderland)
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
It's all going wrong for Sunderland.
They were 2-0 up but now their advantage is down to a single goal... and they must play the final 30-odd minutes with 10 men after Jeremain Lens picks up a second yellow for a late challenge on Winston Reid.
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Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
West Ham are looking lively, Manuel Lanzini going close after letting fly from just outside the area.
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Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Carl Jenkinson is back on. But for how long? He still looks in pain.
Sunderland have started the half brightly but they can't carve out an opening. Frustration is creeping into their play.
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Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
West Ham are temporarily down to 10 men as scorer Carl Jenkinson goes off for treatment after hurting his shoulder in a challenge with Fabio Borini.
Today's attendance is...
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
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Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Here comes Dimitri Payet with the free-kick... and it's straight into the grateful hands of Costel Pantilimon.
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Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Nervous Sunderland fans everywhere. All the noise coming from West Ham's travelling fans.
Sunderland's mood is not helped by Billy Jones conceding a free-kick by bringing down Victor Moses just outside the area.
KICK-OFF
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Huge 45 minutes coming up for Sunderland. Can they protect or even extend their lead? Will West Ham come roaring back? We're back under way.
Lifeline for Hammers
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Looking back at West Ham's goal, nice play from winger Victor Moses, who is already enjoying a bright start to the season, as he burst down the left to cross for on-rushing goalscorer Carl Jenkinson.
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Mark Lawrenson thinks this match will end in a 2-0 win for Sunderland.
"West Ham have been brilliant away from home, so you might think this will be a straightforward victory. But football does not work like that, which is why we love it, and why I am going for a surprise result," reckons our football expert.
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Cattermole tigerish
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Lee Cattermole was impressive last weekend despite the 3-0 defeat by Manchester United, and he is at his tigerish best today, already making five recoveries (yellow), three interceptions (blue), one tackle (green) and one clearance (purple).
'Fletcher and Borini linking well'
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
John Hartson
Former Wales striker on Final Score
"They have linked up well, Fletcher and Borini. But Borini, what an opportunity to put that game to bed at 3-0."
HALF-TIME
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Terrific entertainment but Sunderland will be kicking themselves for conceding so late. Will that come back to haunt them?
Sunderland 2-1 West Ham
Carl Jenkinson
Would you believe it? West Ham's first serious threat and they have scored.
Victor Moses runs rings around the Sunderland defence before pulling the ball back for Carl Jenkinson to hammer home.
The mood immediately changes inside the Stadium of Light.
YELLOW CARD
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Lee Cattermole is booked. Surely not? The midfielder who can't resist a challenge goes in late on Dimitri Payet. That's five yellows but it's a competitive rather than a dirty game.
Three minutes of added time.
CLOSE!
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Fabio Borini lines up another shot on the edge of the area...and it's just wide. One-way traffic. The Hammers are getting hammered.
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YELLOW CARD
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
In all that excitement there has been another yellow card.
Aaron Cresswell is cautioned for a lunge on Jeremain Lens.
It's 3-1 to West Ham on the yellow card count.
CLOSE!
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Huge miss by Fabio Borini.
Not for the first time, the Hammers defence is sliced wide open by a free-flowing home move and Borini only has the keeper to beat but stubs his effort agonisingly wide from 12 yards.
Will it prove costly?
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Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Newcastle lead at Manchester City... and it means Sunderland are back on the bottom of the 'as it stands' table. What happened to a bit of neighbourly love?
Sunderland in wonderland
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Jeremain Lens with as composed a lob as you will see. In off the underside of the bar too.
YELLOW CARD
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
First Sunderland booking and it's goalscorer Jeremain Lens, who is in trouble for colliding with Aaron Cresswell.
'Hammers' start surprising'
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
John Hartson
Former Wales striker on Final Score
"It's very surprising after the results West Ham have had on the road. They've not started very well at all today."
GREAT SAVE!
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Sunderland are unrecognisable...and the home fans are loving it.
Fabio Borini tees up another chance for Steven Fletcher, whose shot is deflected behind before Adrian produces a fine save to keep out John O'Shea from the corner.
The Hammers are all over the place.
Easy for Fletcher
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Steven Fletcher's goal looks pretty simple in its execution, but he ran from deep and was helped by a nice blocking run by Sunderland team-mate John O'Shea. It was a nice finish.
YELLOW CARD
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
West Ham are not only being taken apart, they are also losing their discipline.
Winston Reid is booked for a cynical challenge on the impressive Steven Fletcher.
'Terrible defending'
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Graeme Le Saux
Former England defender on Final Score
"Terrible defending by West Ham, Payet gave the ball away and Lens poached the ball, got to the edge of the box and dinked the ball over the goalkeeper. A lovely delicate finish."
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Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
West Ham are masters of their own downfall. That goal came as a result of an error by Dimitri Payet.
Sunderland 2-0 West Ham
Jeremain Lens
What. A. Goal.
Sublime finish from Jeremain Lens as the Dutch forward beats Adrian with a sublime chip from the edge of the area following Yann M'Vila's through-ball.
Wonderful technique.
PENALTY APPEAL
Sunderland 1-0 West Ham
All too easy for the hosts so far. Sunderland need to make this spell count.
Steven Fletcher tries to feed Fabio Borini inside the Hammers area but goes sprawling under a James Tomkins challenge.
Referee Neil Swarbrick takes a hard look before waving play on.
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Sunderland 1-0 West Ham
Do Sunderland fans want Dick Advocaat to leave?
Not on this evidence. "Dick, Dick Advocaat" sing the crowd.
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Sunderland 1-0 West Ham
West Ham arrived on Wearside having defeated Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City on their travels.
Manuel Lanzini picks the ball up in midfield and is invited to run at the home defence. Space opens up for a shot but he drills wide.
Sunderland comfortable so far.
CLOSE!
Sunderland 1-0 West Ham
Sunderland are off the bottom of the 'as it stands' table and they are on a roll.
The Hammers are shaken and Fabio Borini almost doubles the lead but his shot rattles into the side netting.
The Black Cats don't look like a team in trouble.
GOAL - Sunderland 1-0 West Ham
Steven Fletcher
What a start. What a goal.
A goal straight from the training ground gives Dick Advocaat something to cheer about as Yann M'Vila's low free-kick findsSteven Fletcher,who fires home first time from 12-yards.
About 40,000 Sunderland fans inside the Stadium of Light come to life.
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Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
Scrappy start.
Neither side has yet to get going. Dimitri Payet already looks a handful for the Sunderland defence.
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Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
That noise you can hear? It's the sound of thousands of Wearside fingernails being bitten. There's a nervous atmosphere inside the Stadium of Light. This crowd needs lifting but Sunderland have yet to threaten in the opening exchanges.
YELLOW CARD
Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
West Ham are getting stuck in from the off and skipper Mark Noble is booked inside 90 seconds for a clumsy challenge on Ola Toivonen.
KICK-OFF
Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
A shrill of the whistle and it is green for go at the Stadium of Light.
LINE-UPS
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Sunderland: Pantilimon, Jones, Yedlin, O’Shea, Coates, Cattermole, M’Vila, Toivonen, Lens, Borini, Fletcher. Subs: Mannone, PVA, Brown, Larsson, Rodwell, Gomez, Defoe.
West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell, Noble, Kouyate, Moses, Payet, Lanzini. Sakho. Subs: Randolph, Zarate, Obiang, Collins, Jelavic, Antonio, Oxford.
Countdown to kick-off
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Dick Advocaat is signing autographs and posing for photographs with fans. He's even smiling. He doesn't look like a man about to walk away.
Leaky Black Cats
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Countdown to kick-off
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
The Sunderland subs have already taken their places on the bench. Jermain Defoe is eating an energy bar while John O'Shea and the rest of the Black Cats team line up in the tunnel. Mark Noble is ready to lead out West Ham.
'Concentrating on the game'
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Goal-den Hammers
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
'Advocaat must be questioning decision'
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Steve Bower
BBC Match of the Day commentator at Stadium of Light
"These two clubs couldn't have had more contrasting starts. Facing West Ham is back where it all began at Sunderland for boss Dick Advocaat. There must have been moments so far this season that he has questioned his decision to come back for more.
"The longer the winless run continues the more the pressure will build. With the international break on the horizon, the importance of victory is huge.
"Such has been West Ham's form on the road, they are expected to leave the North East with a positive result. They will look to use the anxious atmosphere around the Stadium of Light to their advantage."
Troubled Advocaat
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Dick Advocaat looks like a man who has all the troubles in the world resting on his shoulders. Hands in pockets and deep in thought, he has been watching his players warm up on the pitch.
There's a 40,000-plus crowd expected at the Stadium of Light. Those inside the ground already are making little noise.
Three Sunderland changes
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat has just faced the TV cameras. Asked about speculation surrounding his future, he said: "I am concentrating on the game. All the other things are not so important."
Advocaat makes three changes to the side that lost 3-0 at Manchester United on 26 September. Defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Sebastian Coates are recalled as is striker Steven Fletcher. Out go Younes Kaboul, Patrick van Aanholt and Adam Johnson.
West Ham United are unchanged from the side that salvaged a draw against Norwich City on 26 September. The Hammers are chasing a fourth straight away win this season in the Premier League. There is no Andy Carroll on the bench.
More change on Wearside?
Sunderland v West Ham (15:00 BST)
Will Sunderland be hunting a fifth boss in 31 months?
It is claimed Dick Advocaat has become disillusioned with life on a limited budget and that the 68-year-old will leave even if Sunderland defeat West Ham United at the Stadium of Light to record their first win of the campaign.
If the reports are true, Burnley manager Sean Dyche is set to take over the struggling club.
Is Mrs Advocaat about to get her husband all to herself? Will Dick stay on long enough to take charge of the looming Tyne-Wear derby? One thing is for sure. It's going to be another eventful afternoon on Wearside.
End for Advocaat?
He was reduced to tears five months ago as Sunderland sealed survival in the Premier League.
Fans then had a whip round and raised more than £1,000 to buy flowers for his wife after he performed a U-turn and decided to stay.
But is Dick Advocaat's reign as Black Cats boss coming to an end?
The veteran hard man of management, known as the Little General is reportedly ready to quit the top-flight's bottom club after today's game... whatever the result against away-day specialists West Ham United.
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