Tottenham 1-2 Sunderland, unlucky Modric

Unfortunately for the Spurs fans, the second game of the season resulted in a second loss as well. This was in large part thanks to Sunderland ’star of the day’ Djibril Cisse. He scored the winning goal at the 83th minute with a header. Earlier Tottenham Hotspur managed to draw level after Luka Modric, fed by Jermaine Jenas, had a long shot blocked but showed class in accelerating to the rebound, dribbling past two men in the box and trying again, but this time - despite Gordon’s parry - Jenas was on hand to score.

Preview: Spurs versus Sunderland

Tomorrow we have the Spurs and Sunderland going head-to-head in the first home game for Tottenham at White Hart Lane. It’s their second game of the season, having lost 2-1 at the opening game.

Spurs fans will see their nearly new team in action again with hopefully a solid performance. It will be another chance for Luka Modric, Dos Santos and David Bentley to prove their worth to the team (and their high transfer fees!). They will get better and better by playing matches together, however wins are needed early on as well if one wants to challenge for a top Premiership finish!

Likely line-up:

Tottenham: Gomes, Bale, Zokora, King, Woodgate, Jenas, Modric, Dos Santos, Bentley, Berbatov, Bent

Sunderland: Gordon, Chimbonda, Nosworthy, Collins, Bardsley, Malbranque, Whitehead, Reid, Richardson, Diouf, Cisse