| Sunderland v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR Match Thread |
| Venue | Stadium of Light | ||
| Date | 07/12/2013 KO 17:30 | ||
| Competition | Premier League | ||
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| Live Article | http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/242574 | ||
| Loyal's prediction league | http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/242304 |
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| Match Preview |
| Sunderland welcome Tottenham to the Stadium of Light looking to climb off the bottom of the Premier League table.Sunderland will be encouraged by their display in the 4-3 defeat to Chelsea after running Jose Mourinho's men all the way at the Stadium of Light.The defeat to Chelsea was Gus Poyet's first at home after helping mastermind wins over Newcastle and Manchester City since replacing Paolo Di Canio.Sunderland have conceded 14 goals at home, the worst in the Premier League, and Poyet will know he will have to shore up his backline if they are to climb clear of trouble.Tottenham on the other hand have scored only six goals away from home this term, but still have one of the league's strongest away records having picked up 13 points on their travels.The midweek victory over Fulham eased the pressure on Andre Villas-Boas and got their top-four challenge back on track.Tottenham are just three points off fourth spot and they boast a good record against Sunderland having won four and lost none of the last six Premier League meetings. |
| TOTTENHAM Team News |
| Jan Vertonghen "rolled" his ankle in Wednesday's 2-1 victory at Fulham and manager Andre Villas-Boas has admitted the defender is a doubt for Saturday's match at Sunderland. Mousa Dembele's ongoing hip complaint ruled him out of the Fulham clash at the last minute, but after resting he could come back into contention.Full-back Danny Rose has made a tentative return to training, but is not yet ready for a playing comeback, while Christian Eriksen remains sidelined. |
| Sunderland Team News |
| Jozy Altidore is expected to keep his place in the starting line-up after impressing in midweek against Chelsea. It means Steven Fletcher is likely to have to content himself with a place on the bench again, while Adam Johnson will be pushing for a recall after appearing as a substitute against Chelsea.Gus Poyet has no fresh injury concerns from the game, but he will still be without injured goalkeeper Keiren Westwood (shoulder) and defender Carlos Cuellar (hip). |
| Line Ups |
| THFC team: Lloris/Walker Dawson Capoue Naughton/Dembele Paulinho/Lennon Holtby Chadli/Defoe |
| THFC subs: Friedel, Fryers, Lamela, Sandro, Sigurdsson, Townsend, Soldado |
| SFC team: Manone/ Bardsley O'Shea Brown Celustka/Larsson Ki Colback Johnson/Altidore Fletcher |
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| HENGYS Predicted Score |
| William | HILL |
| Home | Win | Draw | Win | Away |
| Sunderland | 3/1 | 21/10 | 21/20 | Tottenham |
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