Welcome to our live text commentary of Sunderland's Premier League match against West Ham at the Stadium of Light.

Fletcher is ruled just offside as he beats Reid to a header inside the West Ham box, and that could have been dangerous.

There will be two added minutes at the end of the first half, with Martin O'Neill looking very content on the touchline.

STAT: Sunderland have scored the lowest percentage of goals from headers in the Premier League this season (10%).

Demel is being given a torrid afternoon by Sessegnon and McClean, with the pair continuing to swap roles.

McClean drives a vicious shot from the left, which forces Jaaskelainen into a smart save down low to his left.

Vaughan does extremely well to dispossess Collison and find Sessegnon, but the move comes to nothing.

Diarra continues to frustrate the travelling supporters by passing the ball backwards, and West Ham have not managed to build any pressure.

Sunderland seem to have relaxed their grip on the game of late, but Vaughan and Larsson continue to look bright in the midfield.

STAT: Kevin Nolan has scored more goals against Sunderland than he has managed against any other opponent in his Premier League career (6).

Johnson has been pretty quiet for the hosts, despite his side having had a lot of the ball, and O'Neill will be keen for him to spring to life.

Carlton Cole is furious as he is penalised for challenging with Colback for a loose ball, and that does seem harsh.

Indeed, James Tomkins comes on to replace Collins, and the visitors are forced into making a change.

Oh dear, James Collins pulls up very abruptly, and it looks as though a hamstring strain is going to end his afternoon.

In what is a scrappy passage of play, Collison stumbles into Johnson very clumsily and concedes another free kick.

Demel barges over McClean so hard that the winger is almost bundled into the concourse.

Dan Potts has made a nervy start down the right, but the youngster takes a high ball down impeccably to begin a counter-attack.

It's end-to-end at the moment with West Ham suddenly looking considerably brighter going forward and on the ball in general.

STAT: West Ham have won just two of their last 15 Premier League away matches (W2 D4 L9).

Diarra needlessly fouls Sessegnon on halfway, and that's very poor from the midfielder with his side having a good spell.

Sessegnon continues to cause havoc as he jinks inside from the left, skipping past Collins with ease, before firing a disappointing shot wide.

Collins is very sharp as he steps in to beat Fletcher to a loose ball, and that's very good defending.