Premier League, Stadium of Light -Sunderland 2 (Fletcher 10 Lens 20, Lens s/o 57) West Ham 2 (Jenkinson 45+1 Payet 60)
Dimitri Payet gave West Ham a 2-2 draw against Sunderland after Jeremain Lens scored and was sent off for the home side.
Sunderland took an early lead after Steven Fletcher fired in a shot from close range after Yann M’Vila pulled back a free kick from the left wing. Lens doubled the lead when M’Vila seized on a defensive mistake to play in the forward, who dinked a great shot over Adrian in goal.
Sunderland had more chances to score, with Fabio Borinimissing three good chances across the half, and were given cause to worry when Carl Jenkinson pulled one back after converting a Victor Moses cross.
In the second half, Sunderland again failed to help themselves when Lens, already booked, recklessly slid into Winston Reid to earn a second yellow. Minutes later Dimitri Payet seized on a terrible Costel Pantilimon save fromManuel Lanzini to equalise.
West Ham should have been down to 10 when Mark Nobleintroduced his forearm into Borini in midfield, but escaped without even a yellow, let alone a straight red. Neither side had the ability to find a winner.
Jeremain Lens scores for Sunderland against West Ham - Reuters
KEY EVENTS
10’ - GOAL! Sunderland 1-0 West Ham. Fletcher scores -The free kick is played back a little, across the box, by M'Vila, and Fletcher hooks his shot at goal that beats Adrian with power and pace.
20’ - GOAL! Sunderland 2-0 West Ham. Lens scores - M'Vila seizes on a defensive error from West Ham, M'Vila quickly passes forward to Lens, who pulls off a toe-poked dink over Adrian from the edge of the box.
27’ - ADRIAN SAVE - John O'Shea flicks on a corner at the near post, and Adrian flicks up a hand to palm it away, and keep his side in the game.
42’ - BORINI SHOT - Another chance for Borini, running past three defenders before sending a curling shot just wide of the post.
45+1’ - GOAL! Sunderland 2-1 West Ham. Jenkinson scores - Moses jinks down the left, into the box, and pulls back a cross for Jenkinson to thunder past Pantilimon.
57’ - RED CARD! Jeremain Lens has been sent off. He rashly dives into a slide tackle with Reid, scissoring his legs, and earns his second yellow.
60’ - GOAL! Sunderland 2-2 West Ham. Payet scores -Lanzini fires in from 30 yards, and Pantilimon witlessly flaps at the ball that he could catch. Payet seizes on the rebound to place the ball past the 'keeper.
Steven Fletcher celebrates scoring for Sunderland against West Ham - Reuters
KEY STATS
Sunderland's two goals were only the second and third away goals conceded away in the league by West Ham.
Sunderland have not won a league game this season.
TALKING POINT
Dick Advocaat might want to leave, but indiscipline is something that should be coached out of a side. At 2-0 up Sunderland were on course for victory, but his team could not keep their focus and go into the first half with their two-goal lead intact. Before the hour mark, Jeremain Lens got himself sent off with a ridiculous tackle, just one of a number of rough tackles from the homeside. Sebastian Coates, with another yellow, is suspended too. Three minutes after the red card, the scores were level, and Sunderland had thrown away another match. Advocaat might want to leave Sunderland, frustrated with the whole club, but he might make his job easier if he could teach his players to think.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Dimitri Payet (West Ham United): He deserves the recognition for the most important goal of the game, and taking advantage of the situation, but really he was nothing special. Jeremain Lens contributed the most aesthetically pleasing goal of the match, but his reckless approach to tackling might well have been the worst moment of Sunderland’s performance too.
PLAYER RATINGS
Sunderland: Pantilimon 5, Jones 6, Yedlin 6, O’Shea 6, Coates 6, Cattermole 6, M’Vila 6, Toivonen 6, Lens 5, Borini 6, Fletcher 6. Subs: Larsson 6, Rodwell 6, Gomez 6.
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