Goals:
0-1: Chadli (2, stroked home the rebound after Mannone had parried Adebayor’s shot from the edge of the area)
1-1: Johnson (4, cut in from the left, dribbled past two defenders and slotted a deflected strike past Lloris)
1-2: Eriksen (48, stabbed home from close range after van Aanholt’s attempted clearance from Chadli’s cross had hit Brown)
2-2: Kane (82, own goal, turned Gomez’s low free-kick into his own net as he was unsighted at the back post)
Bookings: Dier (61, foul), van Aanholt (86, dissent), Vergini (88, foul), Wickham (90, foul), Gomez (90, foul), Brown (90, foul)
Referee: Craig Pawson (Sheffield) – Spent most of the game in calm control, but lost his composure completely as he booked five players in the final five minutes.
Attendance: 40,799
Entertainment: ****
Shots On Sunderland 1 Tottenham 6
Shots Off Sunderland 1 Tottenham 5
Corners Sunderland 6 Tottenham 4
Fouls Sunderland 15 Tottenham 13
Offsides Sunderland 1 Tottenham 1
SUNDERLAND (4-1-4-1):
Mannone: Should have done better with Adebayor’s shot, but made excellent early saves to deny the striker and Chadli 6
Vergini: Was nowhere near Chadli as the deadlock was broken, or when the midfielder crossed for Spurs’ second 5
Brown: Quickly improved after a flustered start, and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time as van Aanholt’s clearance hit him 6
O’Shea: Marshalled his defence well throughout, and while he was forced to sit deep, Spurs rarely got players behind him 6
Van Aanholt: His attacking runs on the overlap were restricted, and his weak attempted clearance set up Eriksen’s goal 5
Cattermole: His defensive presence prevented Sunderland from being completely overrun, with a crucial tackle on Lamela being especially well timed 6
Johnson: Scored an excellent early solo goal, but was nowhere near as effective after he was switched back to the right 6
Larsson: Produced his poorest display of the season, with his lack of mobility repeatedly exposed by Lamela and Eriksen 4
Rodwell: Another nondescript performance from a player who is still to live up his billing – not influential enough in either defence or attack 4
Alvarez: It was always going to be difficult to make his Premier League debut in such a high-tempo game, and he looked uncomfortable for long spells 4
WICKHAM: More than justified his inclusion ahead of Fletcher as he held up the ball well and caused problems with his direct running 8
Subs: Giaccherini (for Larsson, 65): Helped change the game when he came on midway through the second half, with his movement asking questions of the Spurs defence 7
Buckley (for Alvarez, 65): Added some momentum to Sunderland’s attacking, but wasted a glorious chance of a winner when he side-footed over 6
Gomez (for Rodwell, 79)
(not used): Pantilimon (gk), Jones, Bridcutt, Altidore.
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1): Lloris 6; Dier 7, Kaboul 6, Chiriches 5, Rose 8; DEMBELE 9, Capoue 6; Lamela 8, Eriksen 8 (Lennon 86), Chadli 7 (Stambouli 70, 5); Adebayor 7 (Kane 79).
Subs (not used): Vorm (gk), Naughton, Fazio, Townsend.
Man Of The Match: MOUSSA DEMBELE – The Belgian controlled things from the base of midfield, breaking up Sunderland’s play, sparking Spurs attacks and almost scoring with a fierce drive that struck the post.
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