West Ham United v Sunderland LIVE: Follow the action from Sam Allardyce's Upton Park return

Sam Allardyce returns to West Ham United today with his Sunderland side - and we've got it covered.

Allardyce left the Hammers in the summer after fours years in East London and he makes his first return this afternoon (12.45pm kick-off).

Sunderland are back in Premier League action today, away at West Ham Unitedplaceholder image
Sunderland are back in Premier League action today, away at West Ham United

And you can follow all the action via our live blog:Sunderland, fresh from a warm-weather training camp in Dubai, are a point from safety ahead of the game against seventh-placed West Ham, managed by Slaven Bilic.

Reporters Chris Young and Richard Mennear are at Upton Park for us providing you with the best pre-match build-up, match action and post-match reaction.

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