Hutton misses reunion with Spurs

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be without full-back Alan Hutton for Saturday's afternoon's Premier League clash with in-form Tottenham. The Scotland international is ineligible under the terms of his loan deal from Spurs, while central defender John Mensah is rated only 50-50 with a hamstring injury.David Meyler (ankle) could return after missing the trips to Aston Villa and Liverpool, but Andy Reid and George McCartney (both hamstring) remain on the sidelines.Sunderland (from): Gordon, Carson, Bardsley, Turner, Ferdinand, Kilgallon, Da Silva, Cattermole, Cana, Zenden, Richardson, Malbranque, Henderson, Campbell, Bent, Jones, Benjani, Meyler, Liddle.

Source: Team_Talk