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Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Tottenham and Sunderland at White Hart Lane, the final game of the season and one that could see Spurs pip North London rivals Arsenal to fourth. Kick-off at 4pm UK time.

Premier League / Matchday 38
White Hart Lane / 19.05.2013
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Reda Maher

Updated 19/05/2013 at 17:11 GMT


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The first half is underway! Spurs kick off as they hunt a Champions League place.
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MATCH ODDS: Tottenham (1/3), Sunderland (8/1), Draw (4/1)
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GRAHAM’S GOAL DROUGHT: Sunderland striker Danny Graham has now gone 1034 minutes in all competitions without finding the back of the net.
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BALE BRILLIANCE: Only Teddy Sheringham (21 in 1993-94) has scored more goals in a single Premier League season for Tottenham than Gareth Bale has so far this term (20).
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ONE TO WATCH: Emmanuel Adebayor has scored five goals in his last six Premier League appearances in the month of May, including two in his last two matches for Spurs.
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SUNDERLAND FACTS Sunderland have won eight points (W2 D2 L2) in their six Premier League games under new manager Paolo Di Canio. The Black Cats had won just three points (D3 L5) in their final eight games under Martin O’Neill.
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SPURS FACTS: Spurs currently have 69 points coming in to their final game of the season. Their best points tally in a Premier League season before this campaign was 70, set in 2009-10. Spurs have won eight and lost just one of their last 12 Premier League home games (D3).
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HEAD TO HEAD: Sunderland have won just one of their last eight Premier League games against Tottenham Hotspur (L4 D3). Tottenham have suffered just one defeat in their previous 11 Premier League home games versus Sunderland (W9 D1 L1). The Lilywhites scored a goal in each of these matches.
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I can see Spurs tearing Sunderland apart today, what with the full-backs being midfielders and all that. What's your prediction? Let me know on Twitter @Reda_Eurosport.
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Paolo Di Canio on the injured Steven Fletcher only having featured in relegation battles: "First of all, let him recover because he has had this surgery. Then I hope he is going to enjoy working with me. I am happy to work with him, but I hope he will be happy to work with me because he can improve a lot. If you understand that, until today, he has played only not to be relegated. He has to become a footballer for a team that wants to finish and establish the club in the top 10 every time."
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Andre Villas-Boas: "I think Chelsea will be the team to beat next year, bearing in mind the manager we expect to come in and the strengthening of a very good squad. The reference will come from Chelsea. But next year could be a good year to throw yourself into the race for the title, bearing in mind the changes at the top."
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Sunderland's suspension problems mean Adam Mitchell, Scott Harrison and David Ferguson are all on the bench for the first time.
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Sunderland's on-loan Spurs left-back Danny Rose is ineligible, while fellow defender Phil Bardsley has been left out after he was pictured in a casino looking the worse for wear with Matt Kilgallon, who is not in the first team picture anyway. As a result, midfielders Seb Larsson and Jack Colback play full-back. Could get messy! Stephane Sessegnon and Craig Gardner are suspended, although frontman Connor Wickham starts for the first time in a month.
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Spurs defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has recovered from a knee injury and starts. Tom Huddlestone also starts in midfield, ahead of Lewis Holtby who is on the bench, as is Moussa Dembele and Gylfi Sigurdsson. Long-term absentees Sandro (knee), Younes Kaboul (thigh) and William Gallas (calf) are unavailable.
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TEAMS - SPURS: Lloris; Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Huddlestone, Parker, Dempsey; Adebayor, Bale; Subs: Friedel, Caulker, Naughton, Dembele, Holtby, Sigurdsson, Defoe /// SUNDERLAND: Mignolet, Larsson, Colback, O'Shea, Cuellar, N'Diaye, Vaughan, McClean, Johnson, Graham, Wickham; Subs: Westwood, Marrs, Mandron, Knott, Ferguson, Harrison, Mitchell