Sunderland's unlucky 3-1 defeat at West Ham yesterday continued a dismal run in London for the Black Cats.
The Wearsiders have not won in 20 top-flight league visits to the capital since a sensational 4-2 victory at Chelsea in March, 2001.
In all, over the last nine top-flight campaigns, Sunderland have played 46 league matches in London – more than an
entire season's worth of fixtures – and won just three times, with six draws and 37 defeats, for a total of 15 points.
All three wins came for Peter Reid's side which finished seventh in 2000/01, when Sunderland beat Chelsea, West Ham and Charlton.
Sunderland's capital run(top-flight league games only)
2007/08
West Ham 1-3
Arsenal 2-3
2005/06
West Ham 0-2
Fulham 1-2
Charlton 0-2
Tottenham 2-3
Arsenal 1-3
Chelsea 0-2
2002/03
West Ham 0-2
Fulham 0-1
Tottenham 1-4
Chelsea 0-3
Charlton 1-1
Arsenal 1-3
2001/02
Charlton 2-2
West Ham 0-3
Arsenal 0-3
Chelsea 0-4
Tottenham 1-2
Fulham 0-2
2000/01
Chelsea 4-2
West Ham 2-0
Arsenal 2-2
Charlton 1-0
Tottenham 1-2
1999/2000
Tottenham 1-3
Arsenal 1-4
Wimbledon 0-1
West Ham 1-1
Chelsea 0-4
1996/97
Wimbledon 0-1
Chelsea 2-6
West Ham 0-2
Tottenham 0-2
Arsenal 0-2
1990/91
QPR 2-3
C Palace 1-2
Tottenham 3-3
Arsenal 0-1
Wimbledon 2-2
Chelsea 2-3
1984/85
QPR 0-1
Tottenham 0-2
West Ham 0-1
Arsenal 2-3
Chelsea 0-1
