West Ham have moved up to seventh in the Premier League after a comfortable 2-0 victory over struggling Sunderland at Upton Park.
The Black Cats now lie in 17th position in a disastrous day for their battle against relegation. Following wins for Blackburn and Stoke, plus Portsmouth's draw at Hull, Sunderland have dropped three places in the space of an afternoon.
Sunderland started brightly with two efforts from Grant Leadbitter going close. But the home side took the lead on 43 minutes thanks to debutant Junior Stanislas slotting home the opener from six yards from Luis Boa Morte's pull back.
It proved to be a big day for West Ham's kids as 20-year-old academy product James Tomkins headed the Hammers into a two goal lead on 53 minutes. He rose well to send a towering header beyond Craig Gordon from Mark Noble's corner.
The game was delayed for eight minutes in the second half when West Ham midfielder Jonathan Spector suffered a head injury and was forced to leave the field by stretcher. The added injury time was not enough to save Sunderland however, as their lacklustre second half performance was punished by the home side.
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