Sunderland vs Tottenham: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

Tottenham begin another new era on Sunday at Sunderland as Roberto De Zerbi takes charge of his first game.

The former Brighton and Marseille manager is the third new face in a Spurs dugout this season, after Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor, and has seven games to save Spurs from an unthinkable relegation.

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.

Sunderland, meanwhile, have wobbled of late and have lost their last three home games on the spin to almost end their hopes of qualifying for Europe.

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.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 1pm.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.

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.

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.

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.

Sunderland have been somewhat bruised in recent weeks after losing three home games on the spin, but a huge derby win over Newcastle before the international break will have renewed confidence ahead of the visit of Spurs.

Spurs really have no excuse not to improve after an absolutely miserable loss to Nottingham Forest last time out. Amid reports that the players have been energised by De Zerbi’s arrival, you fancy their chances of picking up a result away from home. That first win of 2026 may have to wait, though.

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).