PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Sunderland - team news, lineups, predictions

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·2 January 2026

PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Sunderland - team news, lineups, predictions

Tottenham and Sunderland face off this Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 15:00 on Sky Sports Football.

Tottenham currently have 26 points and lie in 12th position. In their last fixture, Thomas Frank's team shared the spoils 0-0 with Brentford (Premier League 2025/26).

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Sunderland have won 29 points to date and are placed in 7th position. Last time out, Régis Le Bris's team drew 0-0 against Manchester City (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Micky van de Ven, Cristián Romero, Djed Spence, João Palhinha, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison

Sunderland: Robin Roefs, Lutsharel Geertruida, Nordi Mukiele, Omar Alderete, Dennis Cirkin, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Enzo Le Fée, Simon Adingra, Brian Brobbey, Eliezer Mayenda

Unavailable

Tottenham

James Maddison - Knee Injury
Dominic Solanke - Injury
Dejan Kulusevski - Knee Injury
Destiny Udogie - Injury
Yves Bissouma - Suspension
Pape Sarr - Called Up To National Team

Sunderland

Reinildo Mandava - Called Up To National Team
Noah Sadiki - Called Up To National Team
Chemsdine Talbi - National team duties
Aji Alese - Injury
Arthur Masuaku - Called Up To National Team
Bertrand Traoré - Called Up To National Team

Last starting XIs

Tottenham ( vs Brentford 2026-01-01): Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristián Romero, Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Rodrigo Bentancur, João Palhinha, Mohammed Kudus, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert

Sunderland ( vs Manchester City 2026-01-01): Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Omar Alderete, Nordi Mukiele, Dennis Cirkin, Granit Xhaka, Lutsharel Geertruida, Eliezer Mayenda, Enzo Le Fée, Simon Adingra, Brian Brobbey

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TEAMS

Away from home, Sunderland currently has one win in the last six games.
Away from home, Sunderland comes from four consecutive games without winning.
Sunderland currently has one loss in the last seven games.
Sunderland currently has one win in the last six games.
Sunderland comes from three consecutive games without winning.
Sunderland comes from four consecutive games without losing.
At home, Tottenham comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.
Tottenham comes from two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Tottenham and Sunderland have faced each other 118 times, with Tottenham having an advantage: 50 wins, against 37 victories for Sunderland.
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham has an advantage in the clashes against Sunderland: 33 wins in 61 games. Sunderland has 15 victories.
In the English League, 106 matches have been played between the two teams, with Tottenham winning 43, 29 draws and 34 victories for Sunderland.