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West Ham rescues 2-2 draw at 10-man Sunderland

SUNDERLAND, England (AP) - Sunderland winger Jeremain Lens scored and was then sent off as West Ham rescued a 2-2 draw Saturday in the Premier League.

Lens chipped the goalkeeper from just outside the area to make it 2-0 to Sunderland in the 22nd minute, after Steven Fletcher had opened in the scoring in the 10th.

Carl Jenkinson pulled a goal back on the stroke of halftime for West Ham, and Lens was then given a second booking in the 57th.

West Ham, which had a 100 percent away record going into the game, made the most of the man advantage by leveling three minutes later. Sunderland goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon could only parry Manuel Lanzini's effort and Dimitri Payet fired the rebound into the bottom right corner.

Sunderland's Jermain Lens, back, celebrates with teammate Steven Fletcher after he scored their second goal of the game during their English Premier League soccer match against West Ham at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES The Associated Press
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