{"id":21488,"date":"2026-01-24T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/west-ham-beat-sunderland-to-boost-chances-of-escaping-premier-league-relegation\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T14:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T14:51:33","slug":"west-ham-beat-sunderland-to-boost-chances-of-escaping-premier-league-relegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/west-ham-beat-sunderland-to-boost-chances-of-escaping-premier-league-relegation\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham beat Sunderland to boost chances of escaping Premier League relegation"},"content":{"rendered":"


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West Ham’s bid to escape the Premier League’s relegation zone increased with a 3-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It was West Ham’s second win in a row, and Crisencio Somerville’s header, Jarrod Bowen’s penalty and Matheus Fernandes’ long-range strike gave them a three-goal lead by the 43rd minute.<\/p>\n

Brian Brobbey scored for Sunderland in the second half.<\/p>\n

West Ham, who won 2-1 at Tottenham last weekend for their first win in the competition since early November, remain in the bottom three but are now just two points behind Nottingham Forest in fourth-last place. Forrest visited Brentford on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Second-placed Manchester City host Wolverhampton in the second half of Saturday’s game. Erling Haaland starts as a substitute<\/span> Liverpool then visited Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

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Steve Douglas is https:\/\/twitter.com\/sdouglas80<\/span><\/p>\n

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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n