Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur
Match pulse
SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOT | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Who won: Spurs 2-1
Tottenham Hotspur beat Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: John O'Shea (40'). Goals for Spurs: Carlos Cuéllar (own goal) (48') and Aaron Lennon (51').
Play by play
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The result was a fair reflection on a match Spurs just edged, and Villas-Boas will be extremely pleased to see that notable missed chances - Adebayor spurned two and Defoe one - did not cost his side.
Tottenham get the three points thanks to a quick turnaround at the start of the second half.
- 96'
<b>FULL TIME</b>
- 95'
Johnson puts in a cross from the left but it's badly overhit.
- 95'
Cuellar volleys the ball out of play, his shot lacking power or direction.
- 94'
Mignolet hoofs the ball into attack and it eventually finds its way to Johnson on the left, but the winger gives the ball away to groans from the home fans.
- 93'
Johnson swings the corner in but Spurs earn a free-kick as Fletcher jumps in on Lloris.
- 93'
Dawson gets down to block a Wickham shot but concedes a corner in the process.
- 92'
Johnson looks to curl a long pass behind the defence, but it's too straight and Lloris can gather without pressure.
- 91'
Replays show the ball struck Sandro on the side of his face.
- 91'
Sunderland appeal for handball against Sandro in the area, but the referee isn't interested.
- 91'
Five minutes are to be added on.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Bale comes off - to significant boos from the hosts in respect of his apparent dive - to be replaced by Sigurdsson.
- 88'
Walker goes down on the edge of the area as Bramble stood his ground. There didn't appear to be any appeals from the Spurs full-back.
- 87'
Johnson puts a ball across the face of goal but Naughton is there to get it away!
- 86'
Spurs put together some good passes before Parker plays in Bale down the left. His cross looks dangerous but fails to find Adebayor. Eventually the ball comes back to Bale, whose shot is saved by Mignolet.
- 84'
Sandro does well to block off Campbell's fierce shot from the corner of the area.
- 83'
Mignolet has difficult dealing with a Bramble backpass under pressure from Adebayor, but he gets the ball away for a throw-in.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spurs look to steady the game as Parker comes on for the excellent Lennon.
- 82'
Mignolet denies Adebayor! Dempsey's stunning backheel frees the striker but his attempt to slide the ball under the goalkeeper fails!
- 81'
Bale is now suspended for the upcoming game with Reading, incidentally.
- 80'
There looked to be a little contact but not a lot.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Bale is booked for diving! The winger went down in the area under Gardner's challenge.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Wickham comes on for Larsson as O'Neill goes all-out for a goal.
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