Tottenham vs Sunderland team news: Kyle Walker out as Kieran Trippier starts as Danny Graham joins Jermain Defoe

Tottenham make three changes with Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele recalled while Jordan Pickford starts in goal for Sunderland

Jack de Menezes
Saturday 16 January 2016 07:55 EST
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Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier starts against Sunderland
Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier starts against Sunderland (Getty Images)

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Tottenham head into Saturday’s early kick-off with Sunderland without England right-back Kyle Walker, with manager Mauricio Pochettino naming Kieran Trippier in defence in one of three changes from the side that lost 1-0 to Leicester on Wednesday.

Danny Rose also comes in to defence at the expense of Ben Davies, while Mousa Dembele returns to midfield in place of Tom Carroll. Both Davies and Carroll drop to the substitutes’ bench.

Sunderland meanwhile will hope to build on the 4-2 victory over Swansea on Wednesday that saw striker Jermain Defoe score a hat-trick.

The England international leads the line again alongside the recalled Danny Graham, who comes into the starting line-up for Fabio Borini.

The only other change to the Black Cats’ starting line-up sees Jordan Pickford return in goal in place of Vito Mannone, who drops to the bench alongside Borini.

Teams:

Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose: Dier, Dembele; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli; Kane

Subs: Vorm, Davies, Wimmer, Carroll, Chadli, Onomah, Son

Sunderland: Pickford, Jones, van Aanholt, O’Shea, Brown, Johnson, Lens, Cattermole, M’Vila, Defoe, Graham.

Subs: Rodwell, Borini, Coates, Fletcher, Kirchhoff, Watmore, Mannone.

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