Tottenham vs Sunderland live: Latest score and updates from White Hart Lane

Follow the action as Mauricio Pochettino's side take on the Black Cats

A sign outside Tottenham Hotspur's ground White Hart Lane (Getty Images)

Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur vs Sunderland.

Kick-off: 12.45pm

Preview

Match facts

• Tottenham have won eight and lost none of their last 11 Barclays Premier League games against Sunderland.
• The scores have been level at half time in 10 of those 11 matches, with Sunderland ahead in the other.
• Christian Eriksen has scored in all three of his Premier League games against the Black Cats.
• Sam Allardyce won seven of his 12 Premier League games against Spurs while Bolton manager but has won just four of 11 with other clubs.
• There have been three goals scored in the opening five minutes of the last three Premier League meetings between Sunderland and Spurs.
• There have been six goals netted in the final 10 minutes of the last six matches between Tottenham and the Black Cats.
• Sunderland have won just one of their last seven Premier League trips to London (W1 D1 L5).
• After being unbeaten in their first eight home league games this season (W4 D4 L0), Spurs have lost two of their last three games at White Hart Lane (W1 D0 L2).
• Jermain Defoe has scored five times in his last two Premier League games, as many as he did in previous 22 appearances in the competition.
• Former Spurs' striker Defoe last scored in three consecutive Premier League games in March 2008 while at Portsmouth (a run of five games in total).

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