Sunderland welcome West Ham to the Stadium of Light in the Premier League, with the home side all but relegated.
Sunderland come into this fixture on the back of a disappointing 3-0 defeat, at home against Manchester United.
Huge Match For Sunderland
The Black Cats come into this match as underdogs, with their poor form informing the bookies.
The match against West Ham will be a huge challenge for Sunderland, with the Hammers looking to build on their recent win.
Sunderland will be looking to register a first win in 8 matches against the Hammers.
West Ham Finally Win
Slaven Bilic’s side come into this match on the back of a rare win, a 1-0 win against relegation-threatened Swansea.
Cheikou Kouyate (44) scored the only goal of the game, with a brilliant strike from the Senegal international.
The visitors dominated possession with 53% of the ball, but it was West Ham who dominated in every other sense.
They registered the most shots (14), compared with Swansea’s (5) and they limited the Swans to just one shot on target.
For Slaven Bilic and his side it is a morale boosting win, one that they needed given the appalling run they were on.
Wins Needed
West Ham do come into this match in poor recent form, despite registering a first win in seven matches.
They have been beaten by Leicester, Bournemouth, Hull City and Chelsea in recent matches.
His side now find themselves in 14th place, with this rotten run ensuring they are back in the relegation battle.
A win against Sunderland will mean back to back wins, that could see them jump above 4 sides depending on results.
Hammers Underdogs
West Ham face a tough challenge against Sunderland, with the Black Cats also desperate to register a win in their battle against relegation.
Slaven Bilic’s men come into the match as favourites, with their appalling recent record informing the bookies.
The Hammers will be looking to make it three successive wins against Sunderland.
The sides were evenly matched for the first half an hour, until Zlatan Ibrahimovic (30) capitalised with an excellent solo goal.
Sunderland were on the back of a poor refereeing decision, with Sebastien Larsson (43) sent off for what should have been a bookable offence.
United capitalised just a minute after the restart through Henrikh Mkhitaryan (46), who made it 2-0 to the Red Devils.
Marcus Rashford (89) made it 3-0 late on, with the striker looking to impress ahead of this crucial tie.
Head To Head
West Ham have won four and drawn three of their last seven meetings with Sunderland.
Sunderland vs West Ham Stats
Sunderland have lost 68% of their Premier League games this season, including 86% of their last seven. They have failed to score in each of their last seven matches too.
Sunderland Team News
Bryan Oviedo, Jan Kirchhoff, Duncan Watmore, and Patrick McNair are all injured for the hosts.
West Ham Team News
West Ham are hoping Sam Byram and Aaron Cresswell will return on Saturday, but the signs are less promising for Michail Antonio, Winston Reid, Pedro Obiang, Angelo Ogbonna, and Gokhan Tore.
