FULL TIME TOTTENHAM 2-0 SNDERLAND: Aaron Lennon and Robbie Keane's 100th goal for Spurs wrap up the points for the hosts but Sunderland were on top in the second half in a great match at White Hart Lane.
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Goal
TOTTENHAM 2-0 SUNDERLAND: ROBBIE KEANE gets on the end of a long goal kick and his shot goes under Craig Gordon and in the net to seal the win for Spurs.
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Spurs now feel they should have had a penalty here as Pascal Chimbonda goes down in the area but nothing is given and three minutes goes up on the board.
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Sunderland break again and how the ball does not go in is anyone's guess as Daryl Murphy's shot is parried by Radek Cerny and he gets down well to deny the follow up shot from Liam Miller in the melee and Spurs clear the subsequent corner.
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It is going to be a nervous final few minutes here as Sunderland push forward and Spurs try and hit them on the break for a second.
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Sunderland are battering away here with Andrew Cole seeing his effort at goal blocked and a follow up cross is gleefully grabbed by Radek Cerny to ease the pressure on his side.
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Spurs win a free kick which is knocked into the Sunderland half by Tom Huddlestone but the Sunderland defence clear the danger again.
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The corner is played in and Kenwyne Jones gets his head to the ball but Michael Dawson hacks it off the line for Spurs who are well under the cosh.
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Liam Miller takes the free kick here but Dimitar Berbatov is back defending and the ball goes out for a corner.
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Yellow Card
Another booking for Spurs here as Pascal Chimbonda concedes a free kick in a dangerous spot for Sunderland after fouling Daryl Murphy.
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It is really end-to-end now with Jermain Defoe trying to attack but Sunderland get back to snuff out this foray.
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Daryl Murphy plays in the corner and Danny Collins gets his head to the ball with Radek Cerny spilling the effort but Spurs clear.
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Substitution
Paul Stalteri goes off with Pascal Chimbonda replacing him as Spurs are about to defend a corner.
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Dimitar Berbatov tries to break into the Sunderland area but Liam Miler does well to clear the danger for the visitors.
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Tottenham get another corner as they try and kill the game off but the ball played in is cleared well by Sunderland.
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Substitution
The corner is cleared away by Sunderland and they make a change themselves with defender Paul McShane going off and Andrew Cole coming on to join the attack.
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Substitution
It is Jermain Defoe's last touch of the ball as he goes off and Robbie Keane comes on in his place.
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Jermain Defoe gets a shot in at the other end which Jonny Evans knocks behind for a corner to Spurs.
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Kenwyne Jones bursts his way past the Spurs defence to the byline and his ball into the middle was only cleared to Dwight Yorke who was off target.
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Craig Gordon is again thehero for Sunderland as he gets down to save a 30-yard Tom Huddlestone free kick and then gathers the subsequent corner.
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Sunderland clear the corner but Spurs come back with some good build up play before Nyron Nosworthy gets in a decisive clearance to break up the action.
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Dimitar Berbatov amost grabs a second for Spurs here but his effort is deflected behind for a corner to the hosts.
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A good move by Spurs at last as Aaron Lennon beats Paul McShane and puts in the cross but Jermain Defoe cannot get enough on the ball and Craig Gordon gathers.
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Spurs have not looked the goal threat they did in the first half here as they resort to long ball which runs through to Craig Gordon.
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Daryl Murphy takes the subsequent free kick which is won in the air by Paul McShane but his header goes over the bar from six yards.
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Yellow Card
Young-Pyo Lee is the first Spurs man booked after kicking Kenwyne Jones as he looked to battle his way into the Spurs area.
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Jermaine Jenas plays the free kick into the Sunderland area but it clears everyone and drops behind for a welcome goal kick to Sunderland.
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Yellow Card
Michael Chopra is the second Sunderland man booked for a careless challenge on Kevin-Prince Boateng and it's his 5th of the season so a ban is on the cards.
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Daryl Murphy breaks into the Tottenham area after Sunderland cleared a free kick and fired his shot just off target as Sunderland go close again.
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Substitution
Spurs are making a change here with Jamie O'Hara going off and Teemu Tainio replacing him.
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Tottenham are rocking a little here as Sunderland have started the second half much better now they have two playing up front and the set-pieces are troubling the hosts.
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Sunderland win a decent free kick 35 yards away which is played in Daryl Murphy and Kenwyne Jones puts the ball into the Spurs net but the big striker was offside.
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Sunderland cannot get a free kick clear and Jamie O'Hara plays in the cross for Dimitar Berbatov who heads his effort straight at Craig Gordon.
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Spurs hit back now with Nyron Nosworthy launching the ball away into Row Z as Jermain Defoe threatened.
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A mistake in the Spurs backline lets in Daryl Murphy who lashes his shot wide of the goal with Kenwyne Jones and Michael Chopra both screaming for a killer pass.
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A bright start from Spurs here with Jermain Defoe almost getting in on goal but Jonny Evans gets in a great tackle to deny him a scoring chance.
Second half
The second half is underway here with Spurs wondering how they are not kicking off further in the lead and Sunderland knowing they are still in with a shout of getting something thanks to the hosts wasteful finishing.
Half time
HALFTIME TOTTENHAM 1-0 SUNDERLAND: Aaron Lennon's early goal has handed Spurs the lead but they should have had more with Dimitar Berbatov hitting the bar and Craig Gordon pulling off some good saves.
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Aaron Lennon tries to break down the right flank again but the ball is just too far ahead of him and goes behind for a goal kick as we approach half time.
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Michael Dawson gets up to deny Paul McShane a clear header from another Sunderland corner as Tom Huddlestone completes the clearance.
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Sunderland win a corner from Michael Dawson's tackle but it is easily cleared by the Spurs defence as Sunderland enjoy a good spell.
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Michael Chopra almost plays in Kenwyne Jones here but the big striker is denied by a great tackle from Michael Dawson in the visitors best move so far.
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It is a bit of a reshuffle here by Sunderland as Michael Chopra will play centre-forward alongside Kenwyne Jones.
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Substitution
Sunderland make a change here with Michael Chopra coming on in place of Anthony Stokes.
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Yellow Card
Paul McShane is the first name in the book for Sunderland for a foul on Jermaine Jenas.
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Spurs win a free kick which is taken by Jamie O'Hara but headed clear by Kenwyne Jones for Sunderland.
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Dimitar Berbatov gets on the end of another long ball which cut through the Sunderland defence but once again Craig Gordon is the hero.
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Paul Stalteri launches a counter-attack for Spurs and plays in Jermain Defoe who tries a chip which has Craig Gordon at full stretch to palm away from goal.
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Tom Huddlestone tries his luck from a fully 30 yards or so but it sails well over the Sunderland bar.
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Daryl Murphy cuts inside and curls the ball at goal but it is always just dropping wide of the far post although it is encouraging stuff from the visitors.
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Almost half an hour up here and Spurs should be 3-0 up so Sunderland will take some hope they could still get back into it despite being second best so far.
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Aaron Lennon plays the ball across the face of the Sunderland goal and it eludes Jermaine Jenas before being met by Dimitar Berbatov who somehow fires over via the crossbar when he should have scored.
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Another free kick for Sunderland which is played in by Dwight Yorke but is comfortably cleared by the Spurs keeper Radek Cerny.
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Sunderland get a free kick and the ball is played into the middle but Kenwyne Jones cannot get any power and direction into his header.
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The long diagnol balls being used by Spurs is creating the problems for Sunderland here and Roy Keane will be keen to get his men to snuff out that threat quickly.
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Jermaine Jenas gets in a one-on-one with Craig Gordon but his pass to Dimitar Berbatov is too hard and sees him just unable to get to the ball and it goes just wide of the post.
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Daryl Murphy whips the ball into the middle and it is knocked on by the head of Anthony Stokes but Tom Huddlestone is at full stretch to clear in Sunderland's best move.
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Dwight Yorke dives in on Aaron Lennon and puts in a good tackle but appears to handle the ball, although the referee waves play on much to the fury of the home fans.
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Tottenham come forward again quickly on the break but again Sunderland are saved by an offside flag as they look all over the place at the moment.
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Anthony Stokes wastes a decent free kick chance for Sunderland as he blasts his effort high over the bar when there was players waiting for a cross.
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Sunderland are trying to get forward but fair play to Spurs they are penning the Black Cats back every time they attempt to get out of their half.
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Jermain Defoe gets in a shot at goal but this effort is no problem for keeper Craig Gordon as Spurs continue to attack.
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Dimitar Berbatov attempts to get beyond the Sunderland back line but the visitors survive thanks to an offside flag agains the Bulgarian striker.
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Tottenham are still looking the more lively here as we approach the 10-minute mark and will be hoping to grab a second quickly to try and kill the game.
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Another long diagnol ball which Jermain Defoe almost gets on the end of but it runs through to Craig Gordon.
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Spurs are looking good here especially down that right flank where Paul McShane appears to be struggling with Aaron Lennon's pace.
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A nightmare start for Roy Keane's men at White Hart Lane and they look rattled by that goal so they need to really get on track and quickly.
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Goal
TOTTENHAM 1-0 SUNDERLAND: AARON LENNON hands Spurs a dream start with a cool finish past Craig Gordon from close range after Dimitar Berbatov's ball through.
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A great atmosphere here as 3,000 Sunderland fans or so have amde the trip down to London with their side making the early running.
Kickoff
We are up and running at White Hart Lane as Spurs look for three points which would lift them closer to mid-table, while Sunderland can jump out of the bottom three if they win and other results go their way.
Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson picked up a hamstring injury in training this week and did not travel, with Paul McShane replacing him in Roy Keane's starting XI.
Awaiting Kickoff
Overall there are six changes from the side which won 1-0 at Reading in the FA Cup on Wednesday with Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda are among those rested. Young Danny Rose starts on the bench.
Awaiting Kickoff
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos makes the surprising decision to hand striker Jermain Defoe a start and makes his captain as the side prepare for the visit of Sunderland to White Hart Lane.
Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland
Full time
FULL TIME TOTTENHAM 2-0 SNDERLAND: Aaron Lennon and Robbie Keane's 100th goal for Spurs wrap up the points for the hosts but Sunderland were on top in the second half in a great match at White Hart Lane.
Goal
TOTTENHAM 2-0 SUNDERLAND: ROBBIE KEANE gets on the end of a long goal kick and his shot goes under Craig Gordon and in the net to seal the win for Spurs.
Spurs now feel they should have had a penalty here as Pascal Chimbonda goes down in the area but nothing is given and three minutes goes up on the board.
Sunderland break again and how the ball does not go in is anyone's guess as Daryl Murphy's shot is parried by Radek Cerny and he gets down well to deny the follow up shot from Liam Miller in the melee and Spurs clear the subsequent corner.
It is going to be a nervous final few minutes here as Sunderland push forward and Spurs try and hit them on the break for a second.
Sunderland are battering away here with Andrew Cole seeing his effort at goal blocked and a follow up cross is gleefully grabbed by Radek Cerny to ease the pressure on his side.
Spurs win a free kick which is knocked into the Sunderland half by Tom Huddlestone but the Sunderland defence clear the danger again.
The corner is played in and Kenwyne Jones gets his head to the ball but Michael Dawson hacks it off the line for Spurs who are well under the cosh.
Liam Miller takes the free kick here but Dimitar Berbatov is back defending and the ball goes out for a corner.
Yellow Card
Another booking for Spurs here as Pascal Chimbonda concedes a free kick in a dangerous spot for Sunderland after fouling Daryl Murphy.
It is really end-to-end now with Jermain Defoe trying to attack but Sunderland get back to snuff out this foray.
Daryl Murphy plays in the corner and Danny Collins gets his head to the ball with Radek Cerny spilling the effort but Spurs clear.
Substitution
Paul Stalteri goes off with Pascal Chimbonda replacing him as Spurs are about to defend a corner.
Dimitar Berbatov tries to break into the Sunderland area but Liam Miler does well to clear the danger for the visitors.
Tottenham get another corner as they try and kill the game off but the ball played in is cleared well by Sunderland.
Substitution
The corner is cleared away by Sunderland and they make a change themselves with defender Paul McShane going off and Andrew Cole coming on to join the attack.
Substitution
It is Jermain Defoe's last touch of the ball as he goes off and Robbie Keane comes on in his place.
Jermain Defoe gets a shot in at the other end which Jonny Evans knocks behind for a corner to Spurs.
Kenwyne Jones bursts his way past the Spurs defence to the byline and his ball into the middle was only cleared to Dwight Yorke who was off target.
Craig Gordon is again thehero for Sunderland as he gets down to save a 30-yard Tom Huddlestone free kick and then gathers the subsequent corner.
Sunderland clear the corner but Spurs come back with some good build up play before Nyron Nosworthy gets in a decisive clearance to break up the action.
Dimitar Berbatov amost grabs a second for Spurs here but his effort is deflected behind for a corner to the hosts.
A good move by Spurs at last as Aaron Lennon beats Paul McShane and puts in the cross but Jermain Defoe cannot get enough on the ball and Craig Gordon gathers.
Spurs have not looked the goal threat they did in the first half here as they resort to long ball which runs through to Craig Gordon.
Daryl Murphy takes the subsequent free kick which is won in the air by Paul McShane but his header goes over the bar from six yards.
Yellow Card
Young-Pyo Lee is the first Spurs man booked after kicking Kenwyne Jones as he looked to battle his way into the Spurs area.
Jermaine Jenas plays the free kick into the Sunderland area but it clears everyone and drops behind for a welcome goal kick to Sunderland.
Yellow Card
Michael Chopra is the second Sunderland man booked for a careless challenge on Kevin-Prince Boateng and it's his 5th of the season so a ban is on the cards.
Daryl Murphy breaks into the Tottenham area after Sunderland cleared a free kick and fired his shot just off target as Sunderland go close again.
Substitution
Spurs are making a change here with Jamie O'Hara going off and Teemu Tainio replacing him.
Tottenham are rocking a little here as Sunderland have started the second half much better now they have two playing up front and the set-pieces are troubling the hosts.
Sunderland win a decent free kick 35 yards away which is played in Daryl Murphy and Kenwyne Jones puts the ball into the Spurs net but the big striker was offside.
Sunderland cannot get a free kick clear and Jamie O'Hara plays in the cross for Dimitar Berbatov who heads his effort straight at Craig Gordon.
Spurs hit back now with Nyron Nosworthy launching the ball away into Row Z as Jermain Defoe threatened.
A mistake in the Spurs backline lets in Daryl Murphy who lashes his shot wide of the goal with Kenwyne Jones and Michael Chopra both screaming for a killer pass.
A bright start from Spurs here with Jermain Defoe almost getting in on goal but Jonny Evans gets in a great tackle to deny him a scoring chance.
Second half
The second half is underway here with Spurs wondering how they are not kicking off further in the lead and Sunderland knowing they are still in with a shout of getting something thanks to the hosts wasteful finishing.
Half time
HALFTIME TOTTENHAM 1-0 SUNDERLAND: Aaron Lennon's early goal has handed Spurs the lead but they should have had more with Dimitar Berbatov hitting the bar and Craig Gordon pulling off some good saves.
Aaron Lennon tries to break down the right flank again but the ball is just too far ahead of him and goes behind for a goal kick as we approach half time.
Michael Dawson gets up to deny Paul McShane a clear header from another Sunderland corner as Tom Huddlestone completes the clearance.
Sunderland win a corner from Michael Dawson's tackle but it is easily cleared by the Spurs defence as Sunderland enjoy a good spell.
Michael Chopra almost plays in Kenwyne Jones here but the big striker is denied by a great tackle from Michael Dawson in the visitors best move so far.
It is a bit of a reshuffle here by Sunderland as Michael Chopra will play centre-forward alongside Kenwyne Jones.
Substitution
Sunderland make a change here with Michael Chopra coming on in place of Anthony Stokes.
Yellow Card
Paul McShane is the first name in the book for Sunderland for a foul on Jermaine Jenas.
Spurs win a free kick which is taken by Jamie O'Hara but headed clear by Kenwyne Jones for Sunderland.
Dimitar Berbatov gets on the end of another long ball which cut through the Sunderland defence but once again Craig Gordon is the hero.
Paul Stalteri launches a counter-attack for Spurs and plays in Jermain Defoe who tries a chip which has Craig Gordon at full stretch to palm away from goal.
Tom Huddlestone tries his luck from a fully 30 yards or so but it sails well over the Sunderland bar.
Daryl Murphy cuts inside and curls the ball at goal but it is always just dropping wide of the far post although it is encouraging stuff from the visitors.
Almost half an hour up here and Spurs should be 3-0 up so Sunderland will take some hope they could still get back into it despite being second best so far.
Aaron Lennon plays the ball across the face of the Sunderland goal and it eludes Jermaine Jenas before being met by Dimitar Berbatov who somehow fires over via the crossbar when he should have scored.
Another free kick for Sunderland which is played in by Dwight Yorke but is comfortably cleared by the Spurs keeper Radek Cerny.
Sunderland get a free kick and the ball is played into the middle but Kenwyne Jones cannot get any power and direction into his header.
The long diagnol balls being used by Spurs is creating the problems for Sunderland here and Roy Keane will be keen to get his men to snuff out that threat quickly.
Jermaine Jenas gets in a one-on-one with Craig Gordon but his pass to Dimitar Berbatov is too hard and sees him just unable to get to the ball and it goes just wide of the post.
Daryl Murphy whips the ball into the middle and it is knocked on by the head of Anthony Stokes but Tom Huddlestone is at full stretch to clear in Sunderland's best move.
Dwight Yorke dives in on Aaron Lennon and puts in a good tackle but appears to handle the ball, although the referee waves play on much to the fury of the home fans.
Tottenham come forward again quickly on the break but again Sunderland are saved by an offside flag as they look all over the place at the moment.
Anthony Stokes wastes a decent free kick chance for Sunderland as he blasts his effort high over the bar when there was players waiting for a cross.
Sunderland are trying to get forward but fair play to Spurs they are penning the Black Cats back every time they attempt to get out of their half.
Jermain Defoe gets in a shot at goal but this effort is no problem for keeper Craig Gordon as Spurs continue to attack.
Dimitar Berbatov attempts to get beyond the Sunderland back line but the visitors survive thanks to an offside flag agains the Bulgarian striker.
Tottenham are still looking the more lively here as we approach the 10-minute mark and will be hoping to grab a second quickly to try and kill the game.
Another long diagnol ball which Jermain Defoe almost gets on the end of but it runs through to Craig Gordon.
Spurs are looking good here especially down that right flank where Paul McShane appears to be struggling with Aaron Lennon's pace.
A nightmare start for Roy Keane's men at White Hart Lane and they look rattled by that goal so they need to really get on track and quickly.
Goal
TOTTENHAM 1-0 SUNDERLAND: AARON LENNON hands Spurs a dream start with a cool finish past Craig Gordon from close range after Dimitar Berbatov's ball through.
A great atmosphere here as 3,000 Sunderland fans or so have amde the trip down to London with their side making the early running.
Kickoff
We are up and running at White Hart Lane as Spurs look for three points which would lift them closer to mid-table, while Sunderland can jump out of the bottom three if they win and other results go their way.
Awaiting Kickoff
Sunderland starting XI: Gordon, Nosworthy, McShane, Collins, Evans, Whitehead, Murphy, Miller, Yorke, Stokes, Jones.
Awaiting Kickoff
Tottenham starting XI: Cerny, Stalteri, Lee, Dawson, Huddlestone, Jenas, Boateng, O'Hara, Lennon, Berbatov, Defoe.
Awaiting Kickoff
Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson picked up a hamstring injury in training this week and did not travel, with Paul McShane replacing him in Roy Keane's starting XI.
Awaiting Kickoff
Overall there are six changes from the side which won 1-0 at Reading in the FA Cup on Wednesday with Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda are among those rested. Young Danny Rose starts on the bench.
Awaiting Kickoff
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos makes the surprising decision to hand striker Jermain Defoe a start and makes his captain as the side prepare for the visit of Sunderland to White Hart Lane.