Summary

  • 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.

Live Reporting

Neil Johnston

  1. End for Advocaat?

    He was reduced to tears five months ago as Sunderland sealed survival in the Premier League.

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    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.

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    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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