Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland: Latest team news UPDATED

Mousa Dembele returned from an ankle problem in Wednesday night’s loss to Leicester, but fellow midfielder Ryan Mason remains out with an ankle injury.

Clinton Njie has been struggling with a knee problem, while Alex Pritchard is nearing fitness after four months out with an ankle problem.

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Walker, Rose, Trippier, Davies, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Vertonghen, Dembele, Carter-Vickers, Fazio, Winks, Dier, Alli, Carroll, Bentaleb, Townsend, Eriksen, Onomah, Chadli, Lamela, Son, Kane.

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New signing Dame N’Doye will not be available for Sunderland’s Barclays Premier League trip to Tottenham as he awaits his work permit.

The 30-year-old striker completed his loan move from Turkish side Trabzonspor on Thursday, but cannot be included in Sam Allardyce’s squad until the paperwork is completed.

Fellow new boy Jan Kirchhoff will be among Allardyce’s pool of defenders along with Billy Jones, who suffered a cut to his head at Swansea in midweek, while midfielder Jack Rodwell could return from a hamstring problem.

Provisional squad: Mannone, Pantilimon, Pickford, Van Aanholt, Yedlin, O’Shea, Jones, Coates, Kirchhoff, Beadling, Cattermole, Rodwell, Lens, Borini, M’Vila, Toivonen, Johnson, Watmore, Fletcher, Graham, Defoe.