Sunderland v Spurs team news as Vicario out and Ballard sidelined | OneFootball

Sunderland resume Premier League action on Sunday, with Spurs visiting the Stadium of Light for a 2pm kick-off. The hosts want to build on their Tyne-Wear derby comeback and show top-ten credentials, while Spurs chase points to move away from the relegation zone. Roberto De Zerbi takes charge for the first time since replacing Igor Tudor.

As reported by Sunderland Echo, both De Zerbi and Didier Le Bris held Friday press conferences with fitness updates after the break.

After extra recovery time, Reinildo, Enzo Le Fee and Nordi Mukiele are expected to play a bigger part for Sunderland. For Spurs, Conor Gallagher, Joao Palinha and Lucas Bergvall should be able to feature significantly following injury recoveries.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is out after hernia surgery during the break. He is expected to return later this month, but Sunday comes too soon. As a result, Antonin Kinsky looks set for his first appearance since being withdrawn in the first half of the first-leg defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

Mathys Tel is available, the forward was injured in the defeat to Nottingham Forest before the break but has been back in training. Dan Ballard remains out with a hamstring problem, having missed the Tyne-Wear derby and Northern Ireland’s play-off loss to Italy, and is close but will not feature on Sunday.

Robin Roefs is available after around five weeks of recovery from a hamstring issue. He trained this week and can be selected.

Source: Sunderland Echo