Sunderland v TOTTENHAM: Key men Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael van der Vaart ruled out

Tottenham will be without Gareth Bale (back), Rafael van der Vaart (calf) and Luka Modric (appendix) for Saturday evening's Barclays Premier League clash at Sunderland.Peter Crouch did not report for England duty thanks to a back injury he picked up against Bolton and is also a doubt for the game. Woe: Spurs will be without a trio of their key players including Van der VaartJonathan Woodgate came through a reserve match in midweek and is available but fellow defenders Ledley King (groin) and Younes Kaboul (knee) are unavailable.Provisional squad: Gomes, Pletikosa, Cudicini, Hutton, Corluka, Gallas, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Khumalo, Woodgate, Dawson, Sandro, Palacios, Jenas, Lennon, Pienaar, Crouch, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe. CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  Explore more:People: Jonathan Woodgate, Gareth Bale, Peter Crouch, Ledley King, Younes Kaboul, Luka Modric Places: United Kingdom

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