Premier League: Sunderland vs Tottenham preview

Tottenham can extend their unbeaten streak to ten matches in all competitions if they avoid defeat at Sunderland on Tuesday. The Spurs won the reverse fixture 1-0 in September, Harry Kane scored the winning goal back then. Tottenham won eight of the last nine matches against the Black Cats, while Sunderland have not beaten the Spurs since 2010. Sunderland have not won any of their last seven matches in all competitions and lost five in the process. The Black Cats last won a match in December, when they defeated Watford 1-0. Sunderland got beaten 2-0 at West Brom last time out, just a few days after another 2-0 defeat, at Burnley in the FA Cup. Papy Djilobodji is suspended for this match, but Lamine Kone and Didier Ndong are back from the Africa Cup of Nations. Tottenham are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions, but they have been close to defeat in both their last games. First, they secured a 2-2 draw at Manchester City, fighting back from 2-0 down, and then they defeated Wycombe 4-3 in the FA Cup. Jan Vertonghen, Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Kieran Trippier are injured and won't be available for this match. Probable line-ups: Sunderland: Mannone - Love, Kone, O'Shea, Denayer - Ndong, Rodwell - Borini, Januzaj, Larsson - Defoe Tottenham: Lloris - Dier, Alderweireld, Davies - Walker, Wanyama, Dembele, Rose - Alli, Eriksen - Kane My prediction: Tottenham to win 3-1. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Sunderland win - 9.50 Draw - 5.25 Tottenham win - 1.36