Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher is looking forward to the derby with Newcastle United.

Gus Poyet's men will run out at St James' having recorded their 10th draw in 16 Barclays Premier League outings so far this season after West Ham left Wearside with a point on Saturday.

They have won only two league games to date and while that is a concern, Fletcher prefers to concentrate on the positives.

He said: "It depends how you look at it. We got another point on the board against West Ham. I know we've got a lot of draws this year, but last year we were losing these games.

"Now we're keeping the door shut at the back, which is good, and we just need to take our chances and convert them into wins."