FT:Sunderland 2-1 West Ham: It took the whole 2nd half but eventually Sunderland found the back of the net in the dying seconds to take a vital step to survival.
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Goal
GOAL:Sunderland 2-1 West Ham: (90mins) Unbelievable! Andy Reid has nicked it at the end with a superb finish through Neill's legs and into the corner and the Stadium of Light goes wild.
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Still Sunderland press but it is less organised now and is more of a hoof it and hope charge towards goal and West Ham are dealing with it superbly.
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The home crowd roar as the fourth official indicates that there will be five minutes of added time.
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Great defendinng from Tomkins as Edwards arrows a superb ball across the six yard box and somehow the youngster manages to change his body shape enough to divert it wide when an own goal looked a certainty.
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Ljungberg has pulled up and may well have over-stretched a hamstring by the looks of it as he is being carried off on a stretcher and with all three subs used West Ham are now down to 10.
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Sunderland are still pressing very hard to try and get a winner but West Ham may well have managed to weather the storm.
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Substitution
And that is ironically Murphy's final action as he is replaced by Roy O'Donovan.
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What a miss! Kenwyne Jones turns Tomkins and puts it on a plate for Murphy but somehow he manages to put it over the cross bar. How costly could that be?
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Finally West Ham muster a meaningful attack as Ashton gets a shot off but it is not hit with much conviction and Gordon smothers easily.
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Tomkins almost finds his own top corner with his first touch as he flicks Reid's cross backwards and then Ferdinand does well to deny Edwards.
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Substitution
Pantsil has gone down injured and is now going to have to be replaced by young defender James Tomkins.
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Substitution
A double change for the Black Cats as Kieran Richardson and Michael Chopra are replaced by Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards.
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As it happens it doesn't matter because Reid has fired it high and wide.
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Andy Reid has only been denied lately by superb stops from Howard and Cudicini from free kicks, how will Green fair?
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Sunderland have another free-kick and again Green comes out positively to command his area and take the ball before Jones and co. can get their heads on it.
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Substitution
Speaking of which here comes the much booed ex Newcastle man Nolberto Solano for Carlton Cole, with Ljungberg moving in behind Ashton.
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West Ham still look a little flat at the moment, perhaps Alan Curbishley should change something to change the dynamic here.
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Sunderland are piling on the pressure - they must know the state of play at Bolton - and surely with a little more luck they will eventually find the back of the net once more because Rob Green is being peppered.
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Carlton Cole is walking a disciplinary tight rope as he argues a decision with referee Marriner despite already being on a booking - did he not see Mascherano last week?
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Again the hosts go close from a corner as Collins rises high above Ashton only to see his superb downward header cleared off the line by a combination of Hammers defenders.
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West Ham could do with finding a little urgency here as they have been a little slow since the break so far.
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Sunderland have started very brightly once more and Spector is forced into some desperate defending to stop Jones sliding in Murphy's low cross.
Second half
The second period is underway and this promises to be a vital 45 minutes or so in Sunderland's season - not so much for West Ham.
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Substitution
George McCartney has left the play during the break with John Pantsil coming on - we believe he picked up a knock.
Half time
HT:Sunderland 1-1 West Ham:Superb 1st half that has been end-to-end throughout has ended all sqaure. Ljungberg scored the opener but Jones poked the hosts level.
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Sunderland have racked up seven corners so far and it surely is only a matter of time before they get the delvery correct from one.
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Ljungberg does sprawling in the penalty area and West Ham want a penalty but it looked more like the Swede lost his footing rather than being tripped.
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Sunderland are being encouraged to victory by the fact Bolton are leading ten man Arsenal 2-0 at the Reebok and they are hot on the heels of the Black Cats, but West Ham are the team pressing as the half ends.
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Bardsley pounces on a loose ball on the edge of the box and his shot is arrowing towards the bottom corner as Spector pokes out a foot to deflect it wide.
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West Ham had gone a little quiet but now Cole bursts back to life with a dipping curling effort that Gordon has to make a wonder save from to tip it over the bar as he dived backwards.
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Andy Reid has the ball in a dangerous position and uses Jones and Murphy as decoys as he hits a shot at goal that Green does well again to save.
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It's an all action afternoon here and the crowd are getting plenty of value for their money at the moment as Green is forced to make another fine save - once more, are you watching Fabio?
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Yellow Card
Andy Reid gets a booking for a double offence as he pulls down Parker and then prevents him taking a quick free-kick.
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Sunderland are rampant as Chopra drives at the defence and after a brief scramble it drops for Murphy to try his luck and Green tips it wide.
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Goal
GOAL:Sunderland 1-1 West Ham: (29mins) Murphy flicks it through the defence and Jones is alert to poke the equaliser over the line. West Ham want offside but replays show Jones was level.
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Did you know that West Ham have not won by more than a single goal for 19 games? Well its true somehow.
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Yellow Card
Carlton Cole clashes with Dean Whitehead off the ball and he picks up the first booking of the game.
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Sunderland do provide superb delivery from set-pieces and Reid curls one in now that Ferdinand can only flick over his own bar.
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That is just Ljungberg's second of the season and an interesting fact about the sides here is that whenever either has taken the lead this season they have always gone on to win.
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Goal
GOAL:Sunderland 0-1 West Ham: (18mins) Ljungberg's shot deflects off the sliding Nosworthy and bounces in off the foot of the post. Carlton Cole made it and he is causing all sorts of havoc - are you watching Fabio Capello possibly?
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Sunderland want a penalty as Jones goes down after an aerial battle with Green - they think he got pushed but you never get penalties for that these days.
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West Ham are turning the screw a little at the moment and have dominated the last five minutes or so with Cole, Ashton, Ljungberg and Parker combining beautifully.
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Wonderful from Dean Ashton as he bends one from the edge of the box and it looks to be finding the top corner but it strikes the angle of post and bar and Sunderland are lucky to escape.
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It has been a bright opening to this game from both sides and it looks like we could be in for a good match here.
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Streaker Count might have to start at this rate - the second in a matter of minutes from the West ham section is led away down the tunnel.
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Mark Noble curls a good free-kick into the box and Anton Ferdinand is totally free at the back post but rather criminally heads wide.
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Already we have a streaker on the pitch, it seems a little early for that sort of thing as he has only seen three minutes of action and will see no more.
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A very bright start from the Black Cats as Richardson bends a superb ball in from the left and Jones is inches away from giving them the perfect start.
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Kickoff
Andre Marriner is today's man in the middle and he gets us underway at the Stadium of Light.
Awaiting Kickoff
West Ham have bounced back from a bout of terrible form with a win and a draw in their last two games and that has coincided with the return of Dean Ashton - although Carlton Cole partners him today.
Awaiting Kickoff
Sunderland are still on a high after their first away win of the season at Villa last weekend and given their superb home form this term they will fancy their chances - especially with dangermen Kieran Richardson and Kenwyne Jones starting.
Welcome to the Stadium of Light. Today's encounter sees survival strugglers Sunderland hoping to take a valuable three points of a West Ham side who hope to extend their unbeaten run to three games.
Sunderland
West Ham United
Full time
FT:Sunderland 2-1 West Ham: It took the whole 2nd half but eventually Sunderland found the back of the net in the dying seconds to take a vital step to survival.
Goal
GOAL:Sunderland 2-1 West Ham: (90mins) Unbelievable! Andy Reid has nicked it at the end with a superb finish through Neill's legs and into the corner and the Stadium of Light goes wild.
Still Sunderland press but it is less organised now and is more of a hoof it and hope charge towards goal and West Ham are dealing with it superbly.
The home crowd roar as the fourth official indicates that there will be five minutes of added time.
Great defendinng from Tomkins as Edwards arrows a superb ball across the six yard box and somehow the youngster manages to change his body shape enough to divert it wide when an own goal looked a certainty.
Ljungberg has pulled up and may well have over-stretched a hamstring by the looks of it as he is being carried off on a stretcher and with all three subs used West Ham are now down to 10.
Sunderland are still pressing very hard to try and get a winner but West Ham may well have managed to weather the storm.
Substitution
And that is ironically Murphy's final action as he is replaced by Roy O'Donovan.
What a miss! Kenwyne Jones turns Tomkins and puts it on a plate for Murphy but somehow he manages to put it over the cross bar. How costly could that be?
Finally West Ham muster a meaningful attack as Ashton gets a shot off but it is not hit with much conviction and Gordon smothers easily.
Tomkins almost finds his own top corner with his first touch as he flicks Reid's cross backwards and then Ferdinand does well to deny Edwards.
Substitution
Pantsil has gone down injured and is now going to have to be replaced by young defender James Tomkins.
Substitution
A double change for the Black Cats as Kieran Richardson and Michael Chopra are replaced by Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards.
As it happens it doesn't matter because Reid has fired it high and wide.
Andy Reid has only been denied lately by superb stops from Howard and Cudicini from free kicks, how will Green fair?
Sunderland have another free-kick and again Green comes out positively to command his area and take the ball before Jones and co. can get their heads on it.
Substitution
Speaking of which here comes the much booed ex Newcastle man Nolberto Solano for Carlton Cole, with Ljungberg moving in behind Ashton.
West Ham still look a little flat at the moment, perhaps Alan Curbishley should change something to change the dynamic here.
Sunderland are piling on the pressure - they must know the state of play at Bolton - and surely with a little more luck they will eventually find the back of the net once more because Rob Green is being peppered.
Carlton Cole is walking a disciplinary tight rope as he argues a decision with referee Marriner despite already being on a booking - did he not see Mascherano last week?
Again the hosts go close from a corner as Collins rises high above Ashton only to see his superb downward header cleared off the line by a combination of Hammers defenders.
West Ham could do with finding a little urgency here as they have been a little slow since the break so far.
Sunderland have started very brightly once more and Spector is forced into some desperate defending to stop Jones sliding in Murphy's low cross.
Second half
The second period is underway and this promises to be a vital 45 minutes or so in Sunderland's season - not so much for West Ham.
Substitution
George McCartney has left the play during the break with John Pantsil coming on - we believe he picked up a knock.
Half time
HT:Sunderland 1-1 West Ham:Superb 1st half that has been end-to-end throughout has ended all sqaure. Ljungberg scored the opener but Jones poked the hosts level.
Sunderland have racked up seven corners so far and it surely is only a matter of time before they get the delvery correct from one.
Ljungberg does sprawling in the penalty area and West Ham want a penalty but it looked more like the Swede lost his footing rather than being tripped.
Sunderland are being encouraged to victory by the fact Bolton are leading ten man Arsenal 2-0 at the Reebok and they are hot on the heels of the Black Cats, but West Ham are the team pressing as the half ends.
Bardsley pounces on a loose ball on the edge of the box and his shot is arrowing towards the bottom corner as Spector pokes out a foot to deflect it wide.
West Ham had gone a little quiet but now Cole bursts back to life with a dipping curling effort that Gordon has to make a wonder save from to tip it over the bar as he dived backwards.
Andy Reid has the ball in a dangerous position and uses Jones and Murphy as decoys as he hits a shot at goal that Green does well again to save.
It's an all action afternoon here and the crowd are getting plenty of value for their money at the moment as Green is forced to make another fine save - once more, are you watching Fabio?
Yellow Card
Andy Reid gets a booking for a double offence as he pulls down Parker and then prevents him taking a quick free-kick.
Sunderland are rampant as Chopra drives at the defence and after a brief scramble it drops for Murphy to try his luck and Green tips it wide.
Goal
GOAL:Sunderland 1-1 West Ham: (29mins) Murphy flicks it through the defence and Jones is alert to poke the equaliser over the line. West Ham want offside but replays show Jones was level.
Did you know that West Ham have not won by more than a single goal for 19 games? Well its true somehow.
Yellow Card
Carlton Cole clashes with Dean Whitehead off the ball and he picks up the first booking of the game.
Sunderland do provide superb delivery from set-pieces and Reid curls one in now that Ferdinand can only flick over his own bar.
That is just Ljungberg's second of the season and an interesting fact about the sides here is that whenever either has taken the lead this season they have always gone on to win.
Goal
GOAL:Sunderland 0-1 West Ham: (18mins) Ljungberg's shot deflects off the sliding Nosworthy and bounces in off the foot of the post. Carlton Cole made it and he is causing all sorts of havoc - are you watching Fabio Capello possibly?
Sunderland want a penalty as Jones goes down after an aerial battle with Green - they think he got pushed but you never get penalties for that these days.
West Ham are turning the screw a little at the moment and have dominated the last five minutes or so with Cole, Ashton, Ljungberg and Parker combining beautifully.
Wonderful from Dean Ashton as he bends one from the edge of the box and it looks to be finding the top corner but it strikes the angle of post and bar and Sunderland are lucky to escape.
It has been a bright opening to this game from both sides and it looks like we could be in for a good match here.
Streaker Count might have to start at this rate - the second in a matter of minutes from the West ham section is led away down the tunnel.
Mark Noble curls a good free-kick into the box and Anton Ferdinand is totally free at the back post but rather criminally heads wide.
Already we have a streaker on the pitch, it seems a little early for that sort of thing as he has only seen three minutes of action and will see no more.
A very bright start from the Black Cats as Richardson bends a superb ball in from the left and Jones is inches away from giving them the perfect start.
Kickoff
Andre Marriner is today's man in the middle and he gets us underway at the Stadium of Light.
Awaiting Kickoff
West Ham have bounced back from a bout of terrible form with a win and a draw in their last two games and that has coincided with the return of Dean Ashton - although Carlton Cole partners him today.
Awaiting Kickoff
Sunderland are still on a high after their first away win of the season at Villa last weekend and given their superb home form this term they will fancy their chances - especially with dangermen Kieran Richardson and Kenwyne Jones starting.
Awaiting Kickoff
West Ham: Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Spector, McCartney, Ljungberg, Parker, Mullins, Noble, Cole, Ashton
Awaiting Kickoff
Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Evans, Collins, Murphy, Whitehead, Reid, Richardson, Chopra, Jones
Awaiting Kickoff
Welcome to the Stadium of Light. Today's encounter sees survival strugglers Sunderland hoping to take a valuable three points of a West Ham side who hope to extend their unbeaten run to three games.