Tuesday 31st January 19:45, Sunderland host Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light Last time out Sunderland lost 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham came back from 2-0 down to beat Wycombe Wanderers 4-3 in the FA Cup. Sunderland hope to end a run of 13 winless matches against Tottenham. Jermain Defoe scored 91 goals for Spurs, but has only scored one goal in nine PL matches against them. Christian Eriksen has covered more ground than any other Premier League player this season (251.2km). Harry Kane has scored at 19 different stadiums in the Premier League, but has never netted at the Stadium of Light. Bryan Oviedo and Darron Gibson joined too late from Everton to be eligible for this game. David Moyes: "Joleon is available and has trained. I've bought him in as cover. I've known him for a long time and hope he can fill in." On Ulloa: "I very rarely talk about players from other clubs until the time is right." On Oviedo & Gibson: "It's going well. Hopefully in the next hour or two we'll be able to confirm. Not done yet." Mauricio Pochettino: "Harry Kane is OK and trained well today. He's available for Sunderland. The same goes for Toby Alderweireld and Danny Rose." " Trippier needs a few days more to recover so he's out. Vertonghen is doing well & needs more time but is progressing well." Lawro's Prediction: 1-0 Moeen Ali 0-3 Merson's Prediction: 1-3 Referee: Lee Mason Assistants: S Beck, A Halliday Fourth official: C Pawson Team Lineups: Sunderland Subs from Mika, Lescott, Pienaar, Manquillo, Rodwell, Larsson, Khazri, Maja Injured Anichebe (knee, Apr), Pickford (knee, Feb), Gooch (ankle, Feb), Cattermole (hip), Kirchhoff (knee, both Apr), Watmore (knee, Oct), McNair (knee, Aug) Suspended Djilobodji (4 games) Unavailable Bryan Oviedo and Darron Gibson - joined too late. Form WLLDLL Tottenham Expected line up Lloris (c), Dier, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Walker, Wanyama, Dembele, Rose; Eriksen, Alli, Kane. Subs: Vorm, Carter-Vickers, Trippier, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Son. Doubtful Alderweireld (ham string), Trippier (hip) Injured Lamela (hip), Vertonghen Suspended None Form WWWWDW Key Men: Jermain Defoe please log in to view this image He doesn’t score many against Spurs but he will be up for this one. Harry Kane please log in to view this image Kane has scored 62 goals in 103 Premier League appearances but he has never scored at the Stadium of Light. Betting: Sunderland 8/1 Tottenham 4/11 Draw 4/1 My two pence... Tottenham are looking like a top 4 team with both their strikers and midfield players in great form. We could easily be on the wrong end of a thrashing the like of which was dished out by their North London rivals… but I am hoping that the lads finally start playing as a team, put in a gutsy performance and sneak a point with a 1-1 draw. Ha’way the lads.
This could be a slaughter if they get an early one. Pleased I'll be mid way between Dubai and Ponteland Airport while it's going on.
you never know we might just cause an upset and get something from this game....doubt it 1-3 to the spuds. 7 votes have been cast with 5 away wins and 2 draws. Ill be listening to it on the radio all the same.
Last I looked Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Rose and Kane were all doubts for this game, so you never know, stranger things have happened... even in the last 48 hours.
please log in to view this image K Trippier Hip Injury No Return Date Major Doubt please log in to view this image G N'Koudou Knee Injury No Return Date Major Doubt please log in to view this image T Alderweireld Tight Hamstring January 31, 2017 Slight Doubt please log in to view this image D Rose Knee Injury January 31, 2017 Slight Doubt please log in to view this image H Kane Groin Injury January 31, 2017 Slight Doubt please log in to view this image J Vertonghen Ankle Injury February 23, 2017 Major Doubt please log in to view this image E Lamela Hip Injury No Return Date Slight Doubt
Blood hell you're opening yourself up for ridicule there fella. Dare you to abandon them when we get beat
This has got all the makings of a draw looking at it from a Spurs perspective. However I would say we have toughened up since last season and we don't know when we beaten.
