Defoe misfires as Sunderland draw keeps them in mire


Football Soccer - Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion - Barclays Premier League - Stadium of Light - 2/4/16 Sunderland's Jermain Defoe heads at goal Action Images via Reuters / Ed Sykes Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

(Reuters) - Sunderland were plunged into even deeper trouble in the fight to avoid Premier League relegation on Saturday after they failed to turn their pressure into goals against West Bromwich Albion.

The Black Cats' leading marksman Jermain Defoe missed two excellent chances to put the home side ahead in the first half and went perilously close to scoring a winner in the 90th minute, only to be deprived by Ben Foster's excellent save.

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