SUNDERLAND (4-3-3):
7 Roefs: Made a crucial late save when he tipped Porro’s rising drive over the crossbar
8 Mukiele: Defended superbly throughout and claimed Sunderland’s winner thanks to his deflected strike
8 O’Nien: Made an important second-half block from Richarlison and was always willing to throw himself in the way of the opposition
8 ALDERETE: Marked Solanke out of the game – strong, aggressive and calm when he had the ball
7 Reinildo: More than justified his return to the left of the back four – has had an excellent first season on Wearside
7 Sadiki: Did a lot of unsung work at the heart of midfield and outplayed all of Spurs’ midfielders
8 Xhaka: Set the tone for Sunderland’s performance, as he has all season – ensured the game was played at his pace
7 Diarra: An energetic performance that saw him break forward on a number of occasions to support Brobbey
7 Rigg: Continued with the steady improvement he has shown in the last month – is looking increasingly comfortable in the top-flight
8 Brobbey: Battered the opposition defence into submission for the second game in a row – has become a real attacking talisman
7 Le Fee: Delivered some fine balls into the box, particularly in the first half, and helped out his defence when needed
Subs:
Hume (for Mukiele, 82)
Talbi (for Rigg, 82)
Isidor (for Brobbey, 90+9)
(not used): Ellborg (gk), Cirkin, Geertruida, Jen Jones, H Jones, Mayenda.
TOTTENHAM (4-3-3):
Kinsky 5; PORRO 6, Romero 6 (Danso 70, 4), van de Ven 5, Udogie 5; Bergvall 5 (Tel 62, 4), Gray 5 (Sarr 62, 4), Gallagher 4 (Simons 85); Kolo Muani 4, Solanke 5, Richarlison 4 (Palhinha 62, 4).
Subs (not used): Austin (gk), Dragusin, Spence, Bissouma.
Man Of The Match: OMAR ALDERETE – The Sunderland defender was simply too aggressive and powerful for the Spurs attack.