West Ham vs Sunderland team news: Confirmed line-ups as Paqueta and Xhaka miss out

West Ham will look to make it two Premier League wins from two when they welcome Sunderland to the London Stadium.

The Hammers ended a 10-game winless run at rivals Tottenham last week and will have their tails up ahead of the visit of the Black Cats, whose impressive return to the Premier League has stumbled slightly of late.

Regis Le Bris’ side have won just won of their last six, although that victory also came in their last game when they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 at home. They are winless in six on the road but remain well in the race for European football next season as they sit ninth in the table.

Things are not so good for the Irons as they remain in the bottom three, but a win would take them within three points of Nottingham Forest ahead of their game against Brentford on Sunday.

Check out all the confirmed team news for the Premier League’s Saturday early kick-off in East London.

West Ham confirmed line-up

Nuno Espirito Santo has named an unchanged team from last weekend’s 2-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with new arrivals Pablo and Taty contimuing their run in the team.

There is no Lucas Paqueta in the squad for the Irons amid speculation he could leave the club and return to Brazil this month.

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Scarles, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen, Summerville, Pablo, Taty

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Ward-Prowse, Wilson, Diouf, Magassa, Potts, Kante

Sunderland confirmed line-up

Sunderland are without key midfielder Granit Xhaka for the trip to the London Stadium amid rumours he could be facing several months out, with Trai Hume stepping into midfield in his place.

The Black Cats do have Habib Diarra and Chemsdine Talbi back from AFCON, with the Senegal and Morocco internationals selected on the bench.

Sunderland: Roefs, Mukiele, Ballard, Aldrete, Reinildo, Hume, Sadiki, Le Fee, Mundle, Mayenda, Brobbey

Subs: Patterson, O’Nien, Geertruida, Cirkin, Rigg, Diarra, Adingra, Isidor, Talbi

How to watch West Ham vs Sunderland

West Ham vs Sunderland is available to watch in the UK on TNT Sports 1, TNT Ultimate and Discovery+. US residents can watch all the action on USA Network.

Key stats for West Ham vs Sunderland

• West Ham have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League home games against Sunderland (W9 D2), going down 3-0 in May 2011. They’ve won their last three all by the same 1-0 scoreline.
• Sunderland are looking to complete the Premier League double over West Ham for just the second time, previously doing so in 2010-11 when the Hammers were relegated.
• West Ham have lost just one of their last 21 Premier League home games against promoted sides (W16 D4) and are unbeaten in 12 since a 2-1 loss to Brentford in October 2021.
• West Ham ended their 10-game winless run by beating Spurs 2-1 last time out. However, the Hammers haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 19 Premier League games, only once having a longer run (24 between March and November 2008).
• Sunderland have won 16 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, with only Aston Villa gaining more (18). It’s the Black Cats’ most in a single campaign in the competition, and most by a promoted side since West Brom in 2010-11 (27).
• Sunderland are looking to win consecutive Premier League games for just the second time this season, previously beating Wolves and Chelsea in October. However, they’re winless in six away from home (D3 L3) since that 2-1 win over the Blues.