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Sunderland v Tottenham

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Stadium of Light - Sunday, 10 November, 2002
Kick Off: 1605 GMT

MOST SIGNIFICANT STATS

High riding Tottenham travel north in search of their 20th League win on Wearside in the hope that the midweek Worthington Cup result won't effect their League form, while the wish of lowly opponents Sunderland is exactly the opposite.

Sunderland Reserves put in a determined second half display to defeat the Arsenal Shadow Eleven 2-3 at Highbury on Wednesday - their first win under Howard Wilkinson.

The former FA Technical Director has steadied the ship at the Stadium of Light with successive 1-1 draws in the Premiership at Bolton and Charlton, but is still on the look out for his first Premiership victory.

Spurs' winning run came to an end at Liverpool, was followed by a goalless draw with Chelsea and Wednesday's Worthington Cup exit at the hands of Burnley. The First Division side too came from behind with an outstanding second half display to win 2-1.

Wilkinson will have been pleased to see the Wearsiders score three goals at Highbury. That's exactly half the tally they've managed in this entire Premiership campaign. Couple that with the one win and one clean sheet they've managed in nine top flight matches and it's easy to see why just two points separate the Black Cats from the foot of the table going into this round of games.

Sunderland have used 24 players in Premiership matches this season - that's three more than Tottenham and more than any other club.

No red cards have been shown to the players of either of these clubs in top division games so far this term.

HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS |
| All | Sund | Spurs | Draws |
Total meetings* | 94 | 33 | 36 | 25 |
Premiership | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
League+ | 84 | 31 | 30 | 23 |
* includes all games from the Premiership, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup and major European competitions
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

TOTTENHAM AT SUNDERLAND |
| Total | Won | Lost | Drawn |
League+ | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 |
Premiership | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
+ denotes Premiership and Football League

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME |
Sunderland 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur |
Stadium of Light | 19 September, 2001 |
Sunderland scorer: Phillips 79 |
Tottenham scorers: Ziege 26, Sheringham 51 |
Att: 47,310 | Ref: Paul Durkin |

HEAD TO HEAD NOTES

Tottenham picked up their third Premiership win at Sunderland with the 1-2 victory in last season's corresponding fixture. Christian Ziege and Teddy Sheringham put them two up on 51 minutes, and Kevin Phillips knocked in a consolation.

The Londoners have completed the 'double' over Sunderland in each of the last two seasons and three times from four opportunities in the Premiership.

Steffen Iversen was the last player to score a hat trick in this corresponding fixture. The Norwegian International kept the match ball after Tottenham's 4-0 victory on 4 March, 1997.

Sunderland have enjoyed just one home League win over Tottenham in 18 years.

Sunderland's biggest win in this corresponding fixture was 6-0 on 21 February, 1934 in the old League - Division One. Tottenham's biggest win in a League match at Sunderland was 0-4 in the Premiership on 4 March, 1997.

The last man to be sent off in League fixtures between these clubs was Ben Thatcher. The Spurs player was shown the red card during his sides' 2-1 Premiership victory at White Hart Lane on 4 November, 2000.

Only once since 1966 has Sunderland kept a clean sheet while completing a home League win over Tottenham.

SUNDERLAND
League position going into the weekend
18th 10 points
Sequences

DRAWN LAST 2 LEAGUE GAMES - both 1-1

NOT WON IN 4 PREMIERSHIP MATCHES [2 draws, 2 defeats]
Recent Form

4 wins in last 12 League and Cup games

Won 1 of last 9 Premiership matches

Drawn 3 of last 11 in all competitions

2 draw in last 8 top flight encounters

Lost 6 of last 13 confrontations

5 defeats in last 8 top division duels

Failed to score in 6 of last 14 contests

Failed to find the net in 4 of the last 8 League clashes

4 clean sheets in last 14

Managed 1 clean sheet in last 9 top tier League outings
Seasonal Form
2002/2003 PERFORMANCE |
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
All competitions | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
All competitions - Home | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Premiership | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
Premiership - Home | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |

CLEAN SHEETS: 4 | Premiership: 3 | |

FAILED TO SCORE: 6 | Premiership: 6 | |

RED CARDS: 0 | Premiership: 0 | |

EVER PRESENTS: 0 |

Potential Career Milestones

Drawn last two Premiership games:-
28 Oct | Bolton | A | 1-1 | D | |
03 Nov | Charlton | A | 1-1 | D | |

One of two clubs to have won fewest Premiership matches (2). The other is Bolton.

Lowest scorers in the Premiership with 6 goals - that's an average of exactly one every 3 hours, or two games.

One of five clubs to have suffered the longest losing sequence in the top flight (3). The others are Fulham, Man City, West Brom and West Ham.

Lowest scorers in home top division games (2).

Conceded the earliest Premiership goal - Craig Bellamy's for Newcastle after 83 seconds in the 2-0 away defeat on Saturday, 21 September.

One of three clubs whose players have not been shown a red card in the Premiership this season. The others are Chelsea and Tottenham.

Used 24 players in Premiership matches this season. That's more than any other club.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
League position going into the weekend
5th 20 points
Sequences

NOT WON IN 3 - 2 Prem. 1 WC [1 draw, 2 defeats]

GONE 13 GAMES SINCE A DRAW - 11 Prem
Recent Form

7 wins in last 13 League and Cup games

Won 6 of last 11 Premiership matches

Drawn 1 of last 14 in all competitions

1 draw in last 11 top flight encounters

Lost 5 of last 14 confrontations

4 defeats in last 8 top division duels

Failed to score in 3 of last 14 contests

Failed to find the net in 3 of last 6 League clashes

4 clean sheets in last 13

Managed 1 clean sheets in last 9 top tier League outings
Seasonal Form
2002/2003 PERFORMANCE |
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
All competitions | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 |
All competitions - Away | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
Premiership | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 |
Premiership - Away | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 |

CLEAN SHEETS: 4 | Premiership: 3 | |

FAILED TO SCORE: 3 | Premiership: 3 | |

RED CARDS: 0 | Premiership: 0 | |

EVER PRESENTS: |
Goran Bunjevcevic |
Kasey Keller |
Simon Davies |
Started every game: |
Kasey Keller |
Simon Davies |

Potential Career Milestones

Not won in three League and Cup matches:-
26 Oct | Liverpl | Prem | A | 1-2 | L |   |
03 Nov | Chelsea | Prem | H | 0-0 | D |   |
06 Nov | Burnley | WC | A | 1-2 | L |   |

Lost the lead on more occasions than any other club in Premiership matches (7).

Won more Premiership matches when the lead has been lost than any other club (4).

One of four clubs to have hit the woodwork just once in Premiership matches this term. The others are Blackburn, Southampton, and West Ham. All clubs have hit either the post or bar in top flight games this term.