Tottenham begin another new era on Sunday at Sunderland as Roberto De Zerbi takes charge of his first game.
He arrives at Spurs with the club in the relegation zone, after West Ham thrashed Wolves 4-0 on Friday to leapfrog their London rivals.
But they will be extremely happy with their first season back in the top flight.
Sunderland vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off on Sunday, April 12, 2026
The match will take place at the Stadium of Light.
Where to watch Sunderland vs Tottenham
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 1pm.
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Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport ’s live blog, with expert analysis from Sam Tabuteau at the ground.
Sunderland vs Tottenham team news
Goalkeeper Robin Roefs has been absent for Sunderland since the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in February, but was pictured in training this week and is in contention.
Reinildo and Enzo Le Fee were able to come off the bench against Newcastle, so should start this weekend.
The clash is expected to come too soon for Bertrand Traore, Nilson Angulo, Jocelin Ta Bi, Simon Moore and former Spurs youngster Romaine Mundle, while Dan Ballard may also miss out.
Tottenham have been hit with yet another massive injury blow with Mohammed Kudus suffering a setback in his road to recovery, which could see him miss the remainder of the season .
Mathys Tel and Lucas Bergvall have allayed injury fears to train, while Antonin Kinsky is expected to start in goal after Guglielmo Vicario underwent surgery on a hernia during the international break.
Pape Matar Sarr should be available despite suffering a shoulder injury while playing for Senegal, while Rodrigo Bentancur is edging closer to returning from a serious hamstring injury.
There is still no Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Ben Davies or Yves Bissouma.
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