Spurs 1-1 Sunderland: Brian Brobbey blasts Black Cats to point in comeback

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Sunderland fought back from a goal down in the final 10 minutes to rescue a point and add to Tottenham Hotspur's ongoing struggles with a 1-1 draw in north London on Sunday.

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Ben Davies made his first start of the season, spelling Djed Spence (and the injured Destiny Udogie) at left and scored his first goal for the club since December 2023 to give Spurs the lead in the 30th minute. Cristian Romero picked up the ball at the back post and cut it back to partner Micky van de Ven, who hit it right at Davies for the simple redirect. It was 1-0 for 50 minutes as Spurs unsuccessfully chased a second goal to put the game to bed, and they paid for it when Brian Brobbey smashed one into the top corner in the 80th.

The draw sees Sunderland (30 points) slip one place in the Premier League table, down to 8th after Brentford’s lopsided win, but still very much in the European race. One point is currently all that separates 5th-place Manchester United from Sunderland in 8th. Spurs are three points and five places below them, in 13th.

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Spurs vs Sunderland final score: 1-1

Goalscorers: Ben Davies (30'), Brian Brobbey (80')

GOAL! Spurs 1-1 Sunderland: Brobbey blasts a beauty into the top corner (80')

GOAL! Spurs 1-0 Sunderland: Davies redirects Van de Ven’s shot past Roefs (30')

Spurs starting lineup

Vicario - Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Davies - Bentancur, Gray, Kudus, Tel, Odobert, Richarlison

Sunderland starting lineup

Roefs - Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Cirkin - Xhaka, Geetruida, Le Fee - Mayenda, Adingra, Brobbey

How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland live, stream link, and start time

Kick off time: 10am ET Sunday
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — North London
TV Channel: NBCSN
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock

Spurs beat Crystal Palace in South London on Sunday, then drew Brentford in West London on Thursday. Now they're back home in search of three points that could take them as high as seventh on the table.

That's the place currently held by Sunderland and their Manager of the Year candidate Regis Le Bris. The Black Cats are unbeaten in four with a home win over derby rivals Newcastle United now joined by a draw at Brighton and home splits with Leeds and Manchester City.

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Xavi Simons (suspension), Pape Matar Sarr (international duty - AFCON), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), Destiny Udogie (hamstring), Dominic Solanke (ankle), Yves Bissouma (suspension), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE) | QUESTIONABLE: Lucas Bergvall (undisclosed)

Sunderland team news, focus

OUT: Chemsdine Talbi (international duty - AFCON), Aji Alese (shoulder), Noah Sadiki (international duty - AFCON), Reinildo Mandava (international duty - AFCON), Arthur Masuaku (international duty - AFCON), Bertrand Traore (international duty - AFCON), Habib Diarra (international duty - AFCON) | QUESTIONABLE: Dan Ballard (ankle)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland prediction

Predicting Sunderland losses hasn't been good business this season, but the fixture congestion should really catch up to the Black Cats over the next few games with several players still at AFCON.Spurs 2-0 Sunderland.

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