Team News: Two changes for West Ham United

West Ham United have been forced into making two changes to their team for the visit of the Premier League's bottom side Sunderland.

Kevin Nolan was sent off in last weekend's 4-1 loss to Liverpool, while Stewart Downing was injured. The duo have been replaced by Joe Cole and Ravel Morrison.

Sunderland have made three changes from their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, with Emanuele Giaccherini, Fabio Borini and Lee Cattermole all coming into the starting XI.

West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel, McCartney, Collins, Tomkins, Noble, Diame, Morrison, Jarvis, J. Cole, Maiga

Sunderland: Mannone, Celustka, Bardsley, Brown, O'Shea, Cattermole, Ki, Larsson, Giaccherini, Borini, Altidore

You can follow Sports Mole's live minute-by-minute commentary of today's game from Upton Park here.