Source: Eurosport
Black Cats claw back point
Ten-man Sunderland came from two goals down at the Stadium of Light to snatch a deserved 2-2 draw and deny West Ham a first Barclays Premier League win since the opening day of the season. [LNB] Things looked bleak for the hosts when goals from Guillermo Franco - his first for the club - and the impressive Carlton Cole put the Hammers two up. But Andy Reid's superb free-kick gave them hope and, after Kenwyne Jones had seen red in first-half stoppage time, Kieran Richardson tapped home a cross from the returning Darren Bent to equalise. [LNB] West Ham also finished the game a man light after Radoslav Kovac was sent off late on.[LNB] The visitors went ahead against the run of play in the 30th minute when Jack Collison ran on to a ball down the right channel and, having been correctly ruled onside, pulled it back for Franco, a summer signing from Villarreal, to side-foot home at the near post. [LNB] Cole made it 2-0 in the 36th minute when his diagonal run was picked out by Collison's reverse ball and, after taking a touch, he slotted his finish past Craig Gordon. [LNB] Reid curled a free-kick left-footed over the wall and into the near top corner to bring his side back into the match in the 38th minute. [LNB] Jones was given a straight red in first-half stoppage time. The striker was fouled by Herita Ilunga and retaliated by pushing him in the face. [LNB] Richardson pulled Sunderland level in the 76th minute. [LNB] Bent's cross from the right was deflected off Matt Upson and looped high over the head of Robert Green to the back post where the unmarked Richardson was on hand to help it home. [LNB] West Ham were reduced to 10 men in the 87th minute when Kovac was sent off, having picked up a second yellow for a foul on Bent.
