Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur, 13 September 2015

Score1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance40,303

View Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm

0 Sunderland

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Goals:

Ryan Mason 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Billy Jones
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder Jordi Gómez
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Ryan Mason Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Lee Cattermole for Jordi Gómez 74
Duncan Watmore for Fabio Borini 74
Jack Rodwell for Ola Toivonen 81

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for SON Heung-min 62
Érik Lamela for Dele Alli 67
Tom Carroll for Ryan Mason 85

Cards:

Fabio Borini 21 Y
Billy Jones 42 Y

Cards:

Jan Vertonghen 16 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Forward Danny Graham
Forward Duncan Watmore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Tom Carroll
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland were now without a win in any of their last eight Premier League games (drawn four). The Black Cats had now failed to win any of their five opening games in the last three Premier League seasons.

Comments:

League position: 12th Tottenham Hotspur had now gone 11 Premier League games without defeat against Sunderland (won eight) since April 2010. At the fifth attempt, this was Spurs' first win in the 2015-16 Premier League season. They had failed to win their first four games of a league season for the first time since 2008-09.

0 Sunderland

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Billy Jones
Defender Younès Kaboul
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder Jordi Gómez
Midfielder Yann M'Vila
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Ola Toivonen

Substitutions:

Lee Cattermole for Jordi Gómez 74
Duncan Watmore for Fabio Borini 74
Jack Rodwell for Ola Toivonen 81

Cards:

Fabio Borini 21 Y
Billy Jones 42 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender/Midfielder Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Rodwell
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Forward Danny Graham
Forward Duncan Watmore

Comments:

League position: 20th Sunderland were now without a win in any of their last eight Premier League games (drawn four). The Black Cats had now failed to win any of their five opening games in the last three Premier League seasons.

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Ryan Mason 82 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Ryan Mason Midfielder
SON Heung-min Midfielder/Forward
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Andros Townsend for SON Heung-min 62
Érik Lamela for Dele Alli 67
Tom Carroll for Ryan Mason 85

Cards:

Jan Vertonghen 16 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Michel Vorm
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Tom Carroll
Midfielder Érik Lamela
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Harry Winks

Comments:

League position: 12th Tottenham Hotspur had now gone 11 Premier League games without defeat against Sunderland (won eight) since April 2010. At the fifth attempt, this was Spurs' first win in the 2015-16 Premier League season. They had failed to win their first four games of a league season for the first time since 2008-09.