Overview
- Kickoff is 3pm GMT on Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with live UK coverage on Sky Sports.
- Tottenham are without Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Destiny Udogie, Xavi Simons serves the final game of his suspension, Dominic Solanke has trained but is unlikely to feature, and Pape Matar Sarr plus Yves Bissouma are at AFCON.
- Sunderland travel without six AFCON call-ups, and defender Dan Ballard could be back from injury for the trip.
- Sunderland underlined their defensive strength with a 0-0 draw against Manchester City on New Year’s Day, consolidating a top-half position.
- Betting markets make Spurs favorites at around 4-6, with Sunderland near 19-5 and the draw about 3-1, and previews largely anticipate a low-scoring game with some tipping a 2-0 home win.