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Benayoun's equaliser earns West Ham a point and cancels out Miller's opener
There will be 3 minutes of stoppage time
Welsh has picked up a slight knock and is forced off with youngster Daryl Murphy replacing him
Newton's cross is a good one but Davis does well to deny him as the game ebbs from either end now
Time is running out for both sides at the Stadium of Light as the game heads for a draw
Welsh does well again for the Black Cats but then Lawrence is adjudged to have fouled someone and it's a free-kick to the visitors
Nigel Reo-Coker is penalised for a foul on Davis when he looked certain to be ready to striker the winner
The equaliser didn't seem to be coming but the Hammers are level thanks to Benayoun's goal
Yossi Benayoun equalises for West Ham with a neat finish in the corner after breaking clear of the Sunderland defence
Carroll is forced to scoop the ball away as Sunderland fire in another dangerous corner
While Matthew Etherington also goes off and Shaun Newton is on
West Ham make a double change with Christian Dailly replacing Repka
West Ham needed to do something as it's been pretty much all Sunderland in the second half so far as Lawrence forces Carroll into another save
Sheringham has been taken off with Bobby Zamora on for the Hammers as they look for an equaliser
Elliott breaks forward again for Sunderland and should have scored but Carroll saves with his feet
Sunderland have a free-kick in a dangerous position but they cannot take advantage of it
The ball is in the back of the net but Sunderland are denied a second goal by the referee who saw a push in the area
Teddy Sheringham latches onto Tomas Repka's fine pass but his effort is rushed and off-target
Konchesky is booked for a rash, late challenge
Stephen Elliott breaks forward well and fires another cross over but again it's grabbed by Carroll
Paul Konchesky tries his luck from distance but it does not trouble Davis and flies over the bar
Sunderland get a good cross in but again Carroll collects the ball and the danger is averted
Miller puts Sunderland in front turning the ball home from close-range
The action gets underway in the second half
It's half-time and Sunderland have the edge thanks to Miller's goal
Danny Gabbidon is booked for a foul - the first of the game so far
There will be 2 minutes of injury time at the end of the first half
Gary Breen has to be alert to turn the ball behind for a Hammers corner but it's headed clear by Nosworthy
West Ham keep the ball for a sustained period but they fail to make inroads into the Sunderland defence
Sunderland push on again and earn a corner but it's cleared by the visitors
Christian Bassila is forced off for Sunderland after picking up a knock and is replaced by Liam Lawrence
Both sides are continuing to cancel eachother out at the minute and chances are very much at the premium
Apart from those two early chances, there's not been much in the way of goalmouth action so far
Welsh gets another good-looking cross in but again it's cleared
Things have gone a bit quiet now after a good opening to the game
It has been a very lively opening 20 minutes at the Stadium of Light
Nyron Nosworthy crosses for Sunderland but it's plucked out of the air by Carroll
Harewood fires another effort goalwards but it's again saved well by Davis
Andrew Welsh's shot is just wide as Sunderland hit back again
Marlon Harewood tries his luck and it's a good effort that is saved well by Kelvin Davis in the Sunderland goal this time
West Ham have regained their composure and are looking to attack themselves now
Andy Gray fires a header goalwards but it is well saved by Roy Carroll in the West Ham goal
Sunderland have made the brighter start in the North East
Referee Mr Atkinson gets the game underway.
Improving Sunderland stretched their unbeaten run to four matches but still await their first Premiership victory at the Stadium of Light. Tommy Miller's second goal in successive matches on the stroke of half-time had looked good enough to settle a tense encounter between two sides promoted from the Championship. But Israel international Yossi Benayoun took advantage of a slip by Steve Caldwell to snatch an equaliser for the high-flying Hammers in the 72nd minute and though both teams went all out for a winner, a share of the spoils was a fair result. The Hammers had five players booked to the last minute caution of Steven Caldwell following a scuffle with Nigel Reo-Coker, but for the paying television audience it was never a brutal contest. Sunderland had to overcome the loss of the in-form Julio Arca, man-of-the-match in the first win of the season at Middlesbrough last Sunday, the former Argentina Under-21 captain failing to recover from a toe injury picked up in training on the eve of the match. Hammers manager Alan Pardew was able to field the same side that has made such a promising start to the campaign but it was Andy Welsh, deputising for Arca, who made an instant impact. A slip by Tomas Repka let in Welsh, who scampered down the left and deliver a perfect cross only for Andy Gray to head weakly into the arms of goalkeeper Roy Carroll from a few yards out after just five minutes. The Hammers responded with goalkeeper Kelvin Davis making a brilliant one-handed save from Marlon Harewood, Caldwell preventing Benayoun from forcing home the loose ball. The Black Cats had strong appeals for a penalty turned down when Stephen Elliott challenged Danny Gabbidon in the air from Gray's centre, referee Atkinson ruling out claims for handball. The lively Welsh took on Repka and it took the slightest of touches from Gabbidon to take the ball off the head of Elliott in front of goal, but Sunderland were dealt another blow when Christian Bassila was forced to limp off in the 35th minute with a hamstring injury. Substitute Liam Lawrence, however, forced the home side's first corner as Sunderland continued to force the pace. Gabbidon was booked in the 44th minute for a cynical trip on Dean Whitehead and though the free-kick was blocked, the breakthrough came in time added on. Justin Hoyte linked up with Welsh and after one shot had been blocked, Miller reacted first to lash the ball high into the net. Paul Konchesky lashed a 30-yard drive past the post, but Sunderland quickly resumed normal service. Elliott's surging run ended with a delicate chip shot that was plucked from under the bar by Carroll. Konchesky was booked for a crude challenge on Lawrence before West Ham squandered a great chance to draw level in the 54th minute. A delightful pass from Benayoun released Teddy Sherringham, but inexplicably the veteran striker failed to even hit the target from just a few yards out Sunderland stormed back with Carroll saving with outstretched legs from Elliott and skipper Gary Breen heading over from Lawrence's inswinging corner. The Hammers brought on Bobby Zamora for Sherringham in the 62nd minute and six minutes later Pardew's last throw of the dice was to throw on Christian Dailly and Shaun Newton for Matthew Etherington and Repka respectively. And the move provided almost instant dividends with an equaliser against the run of play in 72 minutes. Caldwell slipped in attempting to cut out a harmless through ball, Benayoun raced clear and slipped the ball under the diving Davis. Man of the Match: Andy Welsh - Bought for £15,000 last season when languishing in Stockport County's reserves, the stand-in for the injured Julio Arca tormented the Hammers defence throughout and had a hand in the Black Cats' goal.
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