Southampton 1 Sunderland 1: Sam Allardyce admits Sunderland are now effectively fighting for a 17th-place finish in their bid to beat the drop.

Jermain Defoe picked Scott Dann’s pocket for a poacher’s finish to seal Sunderland’s 1-0 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace.

Sunderland 0 Southampton 1<br>

Man Utd 3 Sunderland 0: As a proven winner of league championships across Europe, Louis van Gaal knows what it takes to stay the course and finish on top.

Sunderland 0 Tottenham 1: Tottenham Hotspur finally won their first match of the Premier League season at the fifth attempt, but Harry Kane is still waiting for his first goal of the campaign.

Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 2: A moment of frustration left Tim Sherwood with a hamstring injury – but the Aston Villa boss was delighted with his team’s performance despite having to settle for a draw against Sunderland.

First there was the Great Escape, then last season an almost equally implausible sequel.

LEICESTER CITY 4 SUNDERLAND 2:

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 24 in the Premier League.

Tottenham 1 Leicester 2: FA Cup Fourth Round: How Leicester City would love to bottle their FA Cup form and swap their two top-flight scalps for precious Premier League points.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 22 in the Premier League.

Tottenham 4 Burnley 2: Tottenham survived leaking two early goals to ease past Burnley 4-2 at White Hart Lane and into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

New Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew gave Glenn Murray his first Barclays Premier League start of the season as the Eagles hosted Tottenham.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 17 in the Premier League.

Tottenham 1 Stoke 2

Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 2

Tottenham paid for not being focused, brave and ready against Newcastle – a lack of mental fortitude captain Younes Kaboul says is unacceptable.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Newcastle United 2

Manchester City 4 Tottenham 1

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes Sergio Aguero is the best out-and-out striker in the world, likening the Argentinian’s genius to Mozart.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 8 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Premier League

Tottenham 1 Southampton 0

Arsenal and Tottenham battled out a 1-1 draw in today’s Barclays Premier League north London derby at the Emirates Stadium.

Chile international Alexis Sanchez had to again be content with a place on the bench as Arsenal took on Tottenham in the north London derby at the Emirates Stadium.

Tottenham 0 West Brom 1

Sunderland 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Sunderland 2 Tottenham 2

Tottenham 0 Liverpool 3

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers handed maverick striker Mario Balotelli his debut at Tottenham.

Tottenham 4 QPR 0

Premier League team news

PREMIER LEAGUE:

10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

All the latest team news ahead of the first weekend of Premier League action.

West Ham 2 Tottenham 0

Stoke 0 Tottenham 1

Tottenham 3 Fulham 1

West Brom 3 Tottenham 3

West Brom threw away a three-goal lead as Christian Eriksen's late strike saw Tottenham secure a Premier League point at The Hawthorns this afternoon.

Barclay’s Premier League

Liverpool 4 Spurs 0