Sunderland face West Ham United at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League this afternoon…
Sunderland will be looking to register their first Premier League win of the season this afternoon when they take on West Ham United at home.
The Black Cats are at the foot of the league standings and are in desperate need of a win at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland will head into today’s encounter on the back of a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United away from home at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, West Ham are third in the Premier League table at the moment and will fancy their chances of picking up all three points at the Stadium of Light.
The Hammers have won all three of their games away from home in the league so far this season.
West Ham will be firm favourites to win against Sunderland, especially as they are in better form. Slaven Bilic’s team will be looking to head into the international break with a win.
Sunderland lineup
Starting:
- Costel Pantilimon
- Sebastián Coates
- Billy Jones
- John O’Shea
- DeAndre Yedlin
- Adam Johnson
- Yann M’Vila
- Fabio Borini
- Steven Fletcher
- Jeremain Lens
- Ola Toivonen
Substitutes: Vito Mannone, Wes Brown, Patrick van Aanholt, Jordi Gómez, Sebastian Larsson, Jack Rodwell.
West Ham lineup
Starting:
- Adrián
- Aaron Cresswell
- Carl Jenkinson
- Winston Reid
- James Tomkins
- Cheikhou Kouyaté
- Manuel Lanzini
- Victor Moses
- Mark Noble
- Dimitri Payet
- Diafra Sakho
Substitutes: Darren Randolph, James Collins, Reece Oxford, Michail Antonio, Pedro Obiang, Nikica Jelavic, Mauro Zárate.
Sunderland injury news
Adam Matthews ★ out – ankle
West Ham injury news
Winston Reid ★ questionable – hip
Angelo Ogbonna ★ out – hamstring
Alexandre Song ★ out – ankle
Enner Valencia ★ out – knee
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