West Ham United 1 Sunderland 0: Black Cats beaten but who scooped man of match gong?

A Michail Antonio goal in the 30th minute was enough to separate the two sides at Upton Park, with Sunderland missing several second half chances.

Richard Mennear gives his player ratings below:

Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

Vito Mannone: Made a superb save to tip Noble's effort onto the bar. Could have done better with goal but saved from Antonio. Kicking was poor....6

DeAndre Yedlin: Saw more of the ball second half but wasn't much of a threat down the right. Did pull ball back for Rodwell's saved shot. Worked hard defensively.....6

Patrick van Aanholt: It was his mistake for the opening goal, poor clearance initially and then Antonio ghosted past him like he wasn't there....5

John O’Shea (C): Had his hands full with West Ham's dangerous forwards, coped well enough alongside Lamine Kone. Payet kept quiet.....7

Lamine Kone: Not as dominant as recent matches but didn't do much wrong. Kept Emenike quiet.....7

Jan Kirchhoff: One of Sunderland's brighter players, shielded the defence well, won his tackles and looked to play the ball forward quickly. MOM...7

Lee Cattermole: Played in a more advanced midfield role. Defensively he was solid, played some nice through balls but not creative enough. Subbed.....6

Yann M’Vila: Sunderland struggled to maintain possession in midfield. First half M'Vila struggled to impose himself, with Sunderland lacking creativity....6

Wahbi Khazri: Kept swapping wings with N'Doye. Showed flashes first half, hit the crossbar with one free-kick. Showboating late on was poor judgement. Not his day, really....6

Dame N’Doye: Poor from N'Doye. Struggled to maintain possession or find a teammate with a pass. As a result Defoe was stranded up front. Looks better in central role..5

Jermain Defoe: Was feeding off scraps in first half, playing up front by himself. Missed a glorious chance early second half.....6

Subs:Jack Rodwell (for Cattermole, 65): Had two excellent chances to equalise, first saved by Adrian, second blocked by Byram. Should have scored....6

Subs Not Used: Pickford, Larsson, Borin, Kaboul, Toivonen, JonesBooked: NoneGoals: None

West Ham United (4-2-3-1)Adrian: 6Aaron Cresswell: 7Cheikhou Kouyate: 6James Collins: 6Sam Byram: 7Mark Noble (C): 7Manuel Lanzini: 6Angelo Ogbonna: 6Emmanuel Emenike: 6Michail Antonio: 7Dimitri Payet: 6

Subs:Andy Carroll (for Emenike, 59): 6Victor Moses (for Lanzini, 65): 6Pedro Obiang (for Noble, 82): 6

Subs Not Used: Randolph, Song, Obiang, Henry, Oxford.Booked: Byram (foul, 71),Goals: Antonio (30)

Referee: Mike Dean (Merseyside) Kept the game flowing, got most big decisions correct....6/10Attendance: 34,946