West Ham beats Sunderland for back-to-back wins in Premier League survival bid

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West Ham United's Mateus Fernandes, right,celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammate Jarrod Bowen, during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Sunderland in London, Saturday Jan. 24, 2026. ( Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

West Ham United's Crysencio Summerville celebrates scoring his side's first goal, during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Sunderland in London, Saturday Jan. 24, 2026. ( Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP) — West Ham United's Mateus Fernandes, right,celebrates scoring his side's third goal with teammate Jarrod Bowen, during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Sunderland in London, Saturday Jan. 24, 2026. ( Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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9:33 AM on Saturday, January 24

By STEVE DOUGLAS

West Ham's bid to escape the Premier League's relegation zone gathered pace with a 3-1 win over Sunderland on Saturday.

It was a second straight victory for West Ham, which surged into a three-goal lead by the 43rd minute thanks to Crysencio Summerville’s header, Jarrod Bowen's penalty, and a long-range strike by Mateus Fernandes.

Brian Brobbey scored for Sunderland in the second half.

West Ham, which won 2-1 at Tottenham last weekend for its first win in any competition since early November, stayed in the bottom three but is now just two points behind fourth-to-last Nottingham Forest. Forest visits Brentford on Sunday.

Among the games later Saturday, second-place Manchester City hosts Wolverhampton with Erling Haaland starting among the substitutes and Liverpool visits Bournemouth.

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Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80

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