FULL-TIME : West Ham 3 Sunderland 1 - West Ham get back to winning way with a somewhat fortuitous win thanks to goals from Carlton Cole, a Craig Gordon own goal and Craig Bellamy's late strike.

90 mins : Boa Morte is denied a goal by a superb save from Gordon.

90 mins - GOAL :West Ham 3 Sunderland 1- Bellamy makes the game safe for West Ham tucking home Boa Morte's cross at the near post.

90 mins : There will be four minutes of added on time at the end of the game.

85 mins - Substitution : Cole limps off and is replaced by Anton Ferdinand

84 mins : Jones flashes another header just wide of the target as Sunderland push numbers forward in search of a goal.

81 mins - BOOKING Bowyer is booked for a high challenge on Chopra.

80 mins - Substitution: Ian Harte is brought on for Collins in Sunderland's final change of the game.

78 mins - GOAL West Ham 2 Sunderland 1 - Gordon scores an own goal when Solano's shot comes off the post and then comes off the unlucky Gordon before going into the net.

77 mins Gordon is quicky off his line to clear the ball from Bellamy.

74 mins - Substitution: Etherington is replaced by Luis Boa Morte.

73 mins - Substitution : Noble comes off for Nolberto Solano who comes on for his West Ham debut.

70 mins : Jones goes so close to giving Sunderland the lead only for his header from Halford's cross to fly the wrong side of the post.

67 mins : Etuhu sees his header from Leadbitter's corner kicked off the line as Sunderland push for a second goal.

65 mins : Cole's flick at the near post is well saved by Gordon.

60 mins On the hour it is West Ham 1 Sunderland 1 and it is the visitors who are on top at Upton Park.

58 mins Leadbitter is unlucky not to score when he rattles his shot off the post.

56 mins : Bellamy has a sight of goal inside the box, but he cannot direct his left-footed shot on target.

56 mins - BOOKING : Halford is booked for tugging back Etherington.

55 mins : Leadbitter volleys over the top from Jones' knock-down.

52 mins - GOAL : West Ham 1 Sunderland 1 - Jones rises highest to power home Leadbitter's corner to draw Sunderland level.

50 mins West Ham are stepping up the pressure on Sunderland by trying to box them in their own half.

46 mins : West Ham get the second half underway.

DOUBLE SUBS : Anthony Stokes and Michael Chopra are on for O'Donovan and Wallace in a double change by Roy Keane.

HALF-TIME West Ham go into the break 1-0 up courtesy of Carlton Cole's early goal with chances few and far between at Upton Park.

45 mins : There will be three minutes added on at the end of the first half.

44 mins : Wallace sees his shot from the edge of the box deflected over the crossbar for a corner to Sunderland.

40 mins : Five minutes until half-time and West Ham continue to lead 1-0.

33 mins : Bowyer misses a great chance when he heads Noble's free-kick over the top after finding space at the far post.

30 mins : Hayden Mullins is having treatment on a knee injury leaving West Ham with ten men at the minute.

29 mins : Danny Higginbotham tries his luck with an acrobatic overhead kick, but his effort fails to trouble Green.

25 mins 25 minutes gone at Upton Park and it remains West Ham 1 Sunderland 0.

23 mins : Etherington has a sight of goal, but his shot bends wide of the far post.

20 mins : Liam Miller curls a shot straight at Green after another mistake by Noble.

17 mins - BOOKING : Grant Leadbitter is booked for a foul on Bowyer.

15 mins : Jones capitalises on a mistake by Mark Noble and fires in a shot which Green turns round the post for a corner.

15 mins Cole tries his luck from the edge of the area, but Craig Gordon is down smartly to save.

12 mins - BOOKING Cole is booked for a late lunge on Danny Collins.

9 mins- GOAL : Carlton Cole heads West Ham in front nodding in George McCartney's cross to give the home side the perfect start.

5 mins There is a bit of a scuffle between Lee Bowyer and Liam Miller in midfield, but neither player is booked.

2 mins : West Ham win the first corner of the afternoon, but it is overhit by Matthew Etherington.

1 mins : Kenwyne Jones goes close for Sunderland heading Ross Wallace's free kick just over the crossbar.

Kick-off : Sunderland get the game underway at a packed Upton Park with Chris Foy the referee.

Sunderland team :Gordon, Halford, Higginbotham, Nosworthy, Collins, Miller, Leadbitter, Etuhu, Wallace, Jones, O'Donovan.

West Ham team : Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Bowyer, Mullins, Noble, Etherington, Cole, Bellamy

Team news Sunderland make three changes to the side that was beaten by Arsenal last time out with Roy O'Donovan, Dickson Etuhu and Greg Halford all starting.

Team news West Ham welcome back Craig Bellamy after injury and Mark Noble returns to the starting line-up after being rested against Aston Villa last time out.