Plenty of attacking options on the West Brom bench, should Tony Pulis want to change things.

Rickie Lambert is warming up fairly vigorously on the touchline.

Appeals for handball against Sunderland defender Younes Kaboul inside the box, but Salomon Rondon's protests are waved away.

Meanwhile, Baggies midfielder Claudio Yacob is limping after a challenge by Lee Cattermole. And he's keen to tell referee Martin Atkinson about it.

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West Brom striker Saido Berahino touched the ball only nine times in the first half, the lowest number of any outfield player on the pitch.

It's been a quiet day so far for the Baggies' front man. Can the highly-rated youngster change things for his side in the second period?

Back under way. No changes to report by either side.

No goals at The Hawthorns, but plenty of others around the Premier League in the first half.

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Here are some of the stats from the first half, which suggest West Brom have had the better of the play. However, they've yet to seriously test Costel Pantilimon in the Sunderland goal.

So far, so good for Sam Allardyce's Sunderland, who go into the break level.

They've created the best chance so far, with Billy Jones' close-range header tipped over by Boaz Myhill.

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Sunderland have edged the first half at The Hawthorns, but it's goalless at the interval.

West Brom's best move of the match so far, and again it's Stephane Sessegnon at the heart of it.

His right-wing cross is headed back across goal by James McClean, and Salomon Rondon can't get enough on his header to divert it on target.

Craig Dawson has to be a bit careful here. The West Brom right-back, booked in the first 10 minutes, clips the heel of Fabio Borini and leaves the Sunderland man down on the floor near the halfway line.

Referee Martin Atkinson doesn't offer any further punishment, but one more clumsy foul and Dawson might be seeing red.

Craig Dawson tries a speculative shot from 30 yards but the defender puts it miles over the bar. Sums up West Brom's first-half display, really.

West Brom, without a home win in the Premier League this season, are struggling to get going in this one.

It's fairly quiet inside The Hawthorns and the home fans need something to spark them into life.

James McClean can't provide it here - his cross sails way over Costel Pantilimon's crossbar.

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This graphic shows the average position of Sunderland's players in the match so far.

As you can see, their two full-backs Billy Jones (number two) and DeAndre Yedlin (24) have been keen to get forward as much as possible.

West Brom captain Darren Fletcher fires in a snapshot from outside the area but the referee had already blown for handball.

The game's just quietened down a little after Sunderland's early burst of pressure.

That's better by West Brom. Ex-Sunderland winger James McClean barges his way past Seb Larsson near the byline and pokes a shot wide.

Stephane Sessegnon is showing why Tony Pulis included him in the West Brom line-up today.

The winger twists and turns before sending a left-footed shot just wide of the post from 18 yards.

Sunderland force another corner, their third, but it's wasted by Jordi Gomez. Straight over the heads of everyone in the box and out of play.

As bright as Sunderland have looked in the opening stages, they've been helped by some poor play by the home side.

Salomon Rondon is the latest West Brom man to play a sloppy pass out of play and gift their opponents the ball back.

Sam Allardyce will be delighted with the way his Sunderland side have started.

They've been on the front foot from the very start - only some solid West Brom defending and a fine save from Boaz Myhill has kept the scoreline goalless.

Sunderland are still to win in the Premier League this season, remember.

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