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BBC football pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Tottenham Hotspur will beat Sunderland on Saturday evening. He told BBC Sport Online: “I thought Sunderland were cruising against Stoke when they threw it away and they are in for a really tough game here. Tottenham seem to have got over their bad run now and have shown their determination by winning their last...

This weekend we go to Sunderland, a club who moved a few years ago and are now in a stadium they struggle to fill regularly. Attendances are generally 8-10 thousand down on capacity even without a running track. Take note anyone recently given custody of a white elephant. They still get decent crowds of course and so they should given the league season they’ve...

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has ruled out a move for Robbie Keane. Quinn believes that the Black Cats are looking for more of a physical presence to replace Darren Bent, who has moved to Aston Villa. “What we are looking for to help (Asamoah) Gyan and Danny Welbeck along is probably a physical presence,” Quinn told Kildare TV. “Robbie works well...

A frustrating evening for Spurs. Much of the squad rotation has been forced on Redknapp by injuries but no amount of spin can disguise the effect it’s having on quality. Tonight we once again suffered from our continuing inability to stick the ball away in league games. Harry can quite rightly point to the saves made in the first half by Gordon from Van Der Vaart,...

Harry Redknapp has hit out at referee Howard Webb and the Tottenham boo boys. Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw against Sunderland at White Hart Lane on Tuesday night.  Redknapp was unhappy with Webb’s decision to book David Bentley for diving in the box when the midfielder went down under a challenge from Boudewijn Zenden inside the box. He said: “It was a...

Harry Redknapp will give Rafael van der Vaart the final say on whether he is fit enough to face Sunderland this evening. The Dutch midfielder missed the defeat to Bolton at the weekend due to a hamstring injury, but apparently there is a chance he could feature against Steve Bruce’s side. Redknapp said: ‘It’s like any player, I think you always ask them....

Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to get their Premier League campaign back on track this evening when Sunderland visit White Hart Lane. Following the embarrasing defeat to Bolton at the weekend. Would you make changes to the Spurs starting XI for this game? Leave your starting XI’s below:- Here’s what we have come up with Gomes Hutton Kaboul Gallas Assou-Ekotto Modric...

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has admitted that he is unlikely to sign Peter Crouch. The Black Cats are looking to sign a new target man after selling Kenwyne Jones to Stoke City yesterday. Harry Redknapp has already stated his intention to keep Crouch at White Hart Lane for the upcoming campaign. Bruce told reporters: “I’ve heard from Harry and I don’t...

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce admits that he might need to find an alternative to Alan Hutton. Reports claim that Spurs value the Scottish right-back at the £9million they paid Rangers in 2008, while it is said that Sunderland value him at around £4million. “I guess with Alan we need to have a Plan B. It could very well change tomorrow because we’re really...

Sunderland are reported to be ready to only pay half of Tottenham’s £7million valuation of Alan Hutton. The Scottish right-back has put in some impressive displays for the Black Cats since his January loan switch and Steve Bruce has oublically stated that he would like to sign the player on a permanent basis. The massive difference in valuation could mean that...