Confirmed teams and full lineup in the Premier League, TV channel, live broadcast

Sunderland have confirmed their starting line-up vs Tottenham

Fullback Dan Ballard and wingers Nilson Angulo and Romaine Mundle suffered hamstring injuries.

Goalkeeper Simon Moore (arm), winger Jocelin Ta Bi (ankle) and striker Bertrand Traore (knee) were also forgotten.

Sunderland starting XI: Roefs, Mukiele, O’Nien, Alderrete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Sadiki, Diarra, Rigg, Le Fee, Brobbey

Sunderland substitutions: Ellborg, Hume, Geertruida, Cirkin, Jen Jones, H Jones, Talbi, Mayenda, Isidor

Tottenham will face Sunderland

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario (hernia) is injured, as well as midfielders Rodrigo Bentancur and Mohammed Kudus (both hamstring).

Defender Ben Davies (ankle) is also out. Midfielder James Maddison and Wilson Odobert and Dejan Kulusevski have knee injuries.

Midfielders Pape Matar Sarr (shoulder) and Yves Bissouma (hamstring) and striker Mathys Tel (knock) were doubtful and started on the bench.

Tottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Richarlison, Udogie, Gray, Bergvall, Romero, Solanke, Gallagher, Pedro Porro, Van de Ven, Kolo Muani

Tottenham instead of: Austin, Dragusin, Danso, Palhinha, Xavi, Bissouma, Tel, Spence, Sarr

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Sunderland vs Tottenham statistics

• After a 1-1 draw in January, Sunderland can avoid defeat in both Premier League meetings with Spurs for the first time since 2008/09 (W1 D1).
• They have lost their last three Premier League home games, their last consecutive league defeat at the Stadium of Light in September 2017 in the Championship (4), and their last run in the top flight in October 2013 (4)
• With two wins in their last three Premier League games (L1), Sunderland have as many players as in their last 12 games (W2 D5 L5), and could win their second consecutive league game this season, having last done so in October.
• Chemsdine Talbi has four Premier League goals this season; the only player to score more when aged 20 or under in a single campaign in the competition is Danny Welbeck in 2010/11 (6)
• The Mackems have gone more than 288 minutes without a home goal from open play since Chemsdine Talbi scored in a 3-0 win over Burnley on February 2.
• Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League games against Sunderland (W10 D5) since a 3-1 defeat in April 2010.
• They are winless in 13 Premier League games (D5 L8); only once in their league history did they go on a long run without a win, a 16-game stretch from December 1934 to April 1935.
• Indeed, two-thirds of Tottenham Hotspur’s points in the Premier League this season are away from home (20/30); Only Ipswich Town in 2024/25 have had their highest points tally in a season in an away competition (68% – 15/22)
• Only Leeds (35.1%) have scored a higher proportion of their Premier League goals this season from non-penalty set-pieces than Tottenham Hotspur (35.0% – 14/40), while only Wolves (11%) and Brentford (16.7%) have seen a lower proportion of their goals scored from non-penalty set-pieces. 50% than Spurs
• Only one of Tottenham’s 10 managers has lost their first Premier League game in charge of the club (W6 D3), although that was Igor Tudor (4-1 vs Arsenal in February)
• De Zerbi has won his first league game in three of the last four teams he has managed (Sassuolo, Shakhtar Donetsk and Marseille), the only exception coming in the Premier League with Brighton (3-3 away to Liverpool), failing to win his first five league games with the Seagulls (D2 L3).
• Richarlison has scored nine Premier League goals for Spurs this season and could reach the double figures for the fifth time in the competition, after 2018/19 (13), 2019/20 (13), 2021/22 (10), and 2023/24 (11). He will become the second Brazilian to score at least 10 goals five times in the Premier League, after Roberto Firmino.