Black Cats nine points from safety

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Although the draw during the weekend ended a run of three successive defeats for the Wearside Club, they are nine points adrift of safety with six games remaining and are likely to be relegated.

The Black Cats were gifted a point against West Ham after Hammers shot-stopper Darren Randolph made two calamitous errors to give the hosts a way back into the game.

David Moyes concedes he has to accept being booed by certain sections of the Sunderland support.

Twice the the east London outfit lead against the division's bottom side but on both occasions they were pulled back, as goals from Andrew Ayew and James Collins were cancelled out by Wahbi Khazri - straight from a corner - and Borini.

Borini, a veteran of two successful Sunderland relegation battles, said: "It's harder than the previous times".

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It's the first time the crowd have turned on Moyes, but he told reporters after the match "they deserve to take their frustrations out on someone". "Are you watching David Moyes", they sang as Khazri, a Tunisia playmaker starting his first game since October, performed his party piece, namely scoring direct from a corner to equalise André Ayew's early opener. Today, we just did what we are capable of.

"I just do not forget to myself that I think I have got the third or fourth best win record in the Premier League".

Unfortunately, this is something they have not been able to do all season, and conceding late goals has become a speciality.

"I don't care how we celebrate, as long as we score", Moyes said. No-one is happy at the minute because of the position we're in.

The Italian snatched a 2-2 draw with 10-man West Ham moments after being introduced as an 88th-minute replacement for the injured Billy Jones, who was carried from the pitch on a stretcher while being given oxygen. Fabio Borini swept the ball home from the edge of the box after Randolph had spilt the ball, having failed to collect a high ball.

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