Spurs saw three players leave the action with injury, but Pochettino has provided an update, saying: “Mousa Dembele and Eric Dier are not a big issue – just cramps”.
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Whatever lineup is selected on Sunday, though, Tottenham must address the slow starts that have undermined their efforts so far this season, because Wednesday’s Champions League match was the third time in their opening five matches that they have trailed at half-time. Nevertheless, manager, Mauricio Pochettino had been critical of his side following their midweek Champions League defeat and was keen for his charges to redress the situation with a better display at Sunderland’s expense.
Tottenham Hotspur made life hard for themselves as David Moyes’s Sunderland side valiantly fought of a wasteful Tottenham side.
– The Black Cats are without a clean sheet at White Hart Lane in any of their last 21 league visits there since a goalless draw in September 1980.
Dembele was making his first appearance of the campaign after completing a six-game ban for gouging the eye of Chelsea’s Diego Costa last season.
Kane scored the victor, his second goal of the season, at White Hart Lane but had to be carried off on a stretcher following a collision with defender Papy Djilobodji.
Son Heung-min hit the post before the break and shot wastefully into the side-netting afterwards, but Kane found the breakthrough from close range – the England striker’s second goal in as many league matches following a nine-game drought for club and country.
Former Tottenham midfielder Steven Pienaar had the best opportunity of the game but his effort was cleared off the line by Kyle Walker, with Sunderland battling tirelessly against an energetic and attack-minded home side.
“We came here trying to get something but we were on the back foot from the start. We need to wait until tomorrow”.
“It is hard without him, but we signed Janssen, he’s working very well and he is a striker that can give us a lot of things”. We will see tomorrow, but now it is very painful.
“They will be available for the next few games”. “That is important and it is important to bounce back”, Lloris said.
“I said, “okay, always my door is open” and we decide to stay”.
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However, with the dismissal of Adnan Januzaj late on, Moyes felt his players fell foul of referee Mike Dean.
