In the reports of the manager's pre-Sunderland press conference, BBC Sport carries a story saying Sam Allardyce will revise his targets for the season if the Hammers are still going strong in January.
In the Mirror, Big Sam is said to have slapped a £20m price tag on Winston Reid.
Former Middlesbrough man and current Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson praises his former teammate Stewart Downing in the Sunderland Echo.
Team news for the weekend match is examined on the London 24 website.
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