'West Ham Thoughts'

Wahbi Khazri, finally brought into the starting XI by David Moyes, ended Sunderland's seven game long goal drought by scoring direct from a corner, and like those proverbial buses, another one inevitably seems to follow straight afterwards. Maybe it was always going to take something like that to get back on the goal trail.

A bit of luck, a deflected shot or a set play. What came afterwards was an improved, spirited display from Sunderland.

The return of Khazri against West Ham was well overdue. The side has badly needed a player with craft and creativity and the Tunisian came up with the goods, winning and dispatching the corner for Sunderland's first goal. It has a whole 'we told you so' feel to it, and realistically, it may come too late to really swing things in our favour against battling the drop. Khazri's situation may be one David Moyes regrets upon reflection of another disappointing campaign. 

Besides the fact that Sunderland have finally managed to find the net, twice in a single game to boot, the one big talking point surrounded manager Moyes. For the first time, supporters really voiced their discontent in his direction at The Stadium of Light. When Khazri netted, whenever he ventured out to the technical area; the long suffering home faithful made their feelings clear. With six games to go patience is wearing thin. A lack of positivity. A lack of meaningful signings capable of improving the side. Team shape and selection. The list of for debate goes on, but each make up a fair portion of the disastrous picture Moyes has painted on Wearside this season. The next four matches will tell us where our fate lies. Winning them all may still not be enough to preserve our top flight status.