Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Sunderland: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 7 November 2009
Result
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Sunderland
Premier League · Saturday 7 November 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Sunderland: match report
Tottenham Hotspur won against Sunderland 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 7 November 2009. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Robbie Keane (12') and T. Huddlestone (68'). Sunderland did not score.
Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card; Sunderland received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 5th on 19 points from 11 and Sunderland 8th on 17 points from 11. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 4th with 70 points, and Sunderland 13th with 44.
Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sunderland in a 4-3-2-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 2 draws and 3 for Sunderland.
Going into the match Tottenham Hotspur's last five read L-L-W-D-W and Sunderland's D-L-W-D-W.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Robbie Keane
- 39'Yellow card · Jordan Henderson
- 48'Yellow card · Michael Turner
- 51'Missed penalty · Darren Bent
- 52'Yellow card · Heurelho Gomes
- 68'Goal · T. Huddlestone
Head-to-head
Team news
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)
Heurelho Gomes, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Wilson Palacios, Peter Crouch, R. Keane, Jermain Defoe, Jonathan Woodgate
Sunderland line-up (4-3-2-1)
Craig Gordon, Phil Bardsley, George McCartney, Michael Turner, Kieran Richardson, Paulo da Silva, Steed Malbranque, Jordan Henderson, Andy Reid, Darren Bent, Fraizer Campbell