Sunderland boss David Moyes says they must make life easier for Jermain Defoe.

The 34-year-old has hit four goals in 10 appearances so far this season, but he hasn't found the back of the net in the past four games.

“We've got a terrible habit of trying to hit Jermain all the time over the top, and it's not good enough just to try to do that," said Moyes.

“It's not that we should never do that, just that it is not leading to enough goals for us.

“We have to improve on all those things.

“Not one of them will be the difference, but only when we start to improve on them all."