Good evening and welcome to our LIVE text commentary of Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland! Spurs suffered the mother of European hangovers on Saturday

Fourth corner for Spurs... Van der Vaart swings it in from the right, and Gordon claims it well at the far post

Headed clear to Huddlestone now, who strikes it beautifully on the half-volley... OFF THE BAR! The big midfielder hits the ball so cleanly, and it screams onto the corner of the goal frame

Bale with the outswinging corner again...

Cleared to Assou-Ekotto, whose long-range shot is deflected out for another corner

Another corner for Spurs...

Bentley hugs the right touchline, as Zenden watches him scamper away. The ball in isn't good enough though, and Onuoha clears easily.

Sunderland counter, but the final ball flies behind Zenden and Spurs regain possession

Bentley has the ball in space on the right, and plays Hutton clear. The Scot crosses deep towards Bale, but Onuoha rises highest to head clear. Solid defending.

Modric picks up the ball deep, and sends an early long pass over the top to Pavlyuchenko, who is a yard offside

Pavlyuchenko and Bale combine on the right, and the Welshman swings the ball in again. Sunderland struggle to get it clear, and the ball pinballs around the box! It eventually cannons off Van der Vaart and out for a goal kick, but that could have gone anywhere!

He swings it in with the left, and Sunderland clear

The hosts break up the other end, and Bale wins a corner on the left

Bale heads the corner clear, Spurs back in possession

Richardson and Zenden play a lovely one-two on the left wing, and Richardson fires a shot in on goal which Kaboul knocks behind for a corner! Sunderland starting to look more dangerous now...

Hutton hoofs long to the halfway line, and Ferdinand heads it back. Cattermole runs 20-odd yards arm in arm with Huddlestone, and somehow manages to squeeze off a shot! Well saved by Gomes

The signs aren't good for Sunderland at the moment, there's no way Pavlyuchenko should have been allowed to run so freely through their half. Spurs on the ball in their own half

Sunderland move the ball forwards but Spurs are closing energetically in their own half. The ball is humped long to Pavlyuchenko in the centre-circle. He turns under pressure, runs 20 yards unchallenged and fires a swerving right-foot effort just beyond the right post!

HOOF! It's wild and wide of the right post, but a fizzing drive nonetheless

Spurs have a freekick 30 yards out, Younes Kaboul standing over it...

Sunderland's midfield is ridiculously deep, with Gyan looking pretty lonely up top on his own! Surely Sunderland aren't just going to defend for 90 minutes, are they?

It's half cleared by Ferdinand, but Zenden heads the second ball straight to Modric who SHOOTS! Saved by Gordon, low to his right! Strong start for Spurs, but that'll boost Gordon's confidence no end