Tainio to miss Spurs clash

Sunderland midfielder Teemu Tainio will miss out on a reunion with former club Tottenham tomorrow as he battles against a knee injury.

The Finn sat out Tuesday night’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool with the problem, which he suffered at Arsenal on February 21.

Manager Ricky Sbragia otherwise has no fresh fitness concerns as Nyron Nosworthy continues his recovery from a hamstring tear.

Provisional squad: Fulop, Gordon, Bardsley, McCartney, Ferdinand, Collins, McShane, Davenport, Ben Haim, Whitehead, Malbranque, Leadbitter, Richardson, Edwards, Yorke, Reid, Cisse, Jones, Murphy, Healy.