Reid claims Black Cats winner

The Irishman struck in the sixth minute of injury time as the Black Cats finally made the pressure tell.

Kenwyne Jones had earlier ended his personal goal drought with a 28th-minute equaliser, his first goal in 11 games, to cancel out Freddie Ljungberg's deflected opener.

But it was Reid who claimed the headlines when he volleyed home in time added on for injuries to John Pantsil and Ljungberg as the visitors finished the game with 10 men, having used all their substitutes.

West Ham might have taken the lead with just 10 minutes gone when former Newcastle skipper Scott Parker squared the ball to Dean Ashton, whose deft side-foot came back off the upright.

Sunderland fell behind eight minutes later when Carlton Cole made the most of hesitation in the Wearsiders' defence to lay the ball off for Ljungberg, whose firm shot struck Nyron Nosworthy on its way into the bottom corner.

But Roy Keane's men responded swiftly and having previously wasted a series of good openings with poor final balls, they eventually made the pressure tell.

Kieran Richardson found space on the left to drill a low cross in towards the near post, where Daryl Murphy flicked on for Jones to score from point-blank range.

Sunderland, and Murphy in particular, emerged for the second half in determined fashion.

And there was nothing West Ham could do to deny Reid when he raced onto Anton Ferdinand's header and blasted a shot past Green.