Sunderland vs West Ham United live: Latest score and team news updates from the Stadium of Light

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Dick Advocaat greets the crowd outside the Stadium of Light (Getty Images)

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the Premier League clash between Sunderland and West Ham United at the Stadium of Light

• Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat is expected to resign following today's game regardless of the result

• The Black Cats sit bottom of table having not won so far this Premier League season

• West Ham are the joint-highest scorers this campaign with 15 goals, while there opponents have scored only six

• Slaven Bilic's side have the division's best away record, emerging victorious from the Emirates, Anfield and the Etihad already this year

Line-ups

Sunderland: Pantilimon, Jones, Yedlin, O’Shea, Coates, Cattermole, M’Vila, Toivonen, Lens, Borini, Fletcher

Subs: Mannone, van Aanholt, Brown, Larsson, Rodwell, Gomez, Defoe

West Ham United: Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell, Noble, Kouyate, Moses, Payet, Lanzini, Sakho

Subs: Randolph, Zarate, Obiang, Collins, Jelavic, Antonio, Oxford

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