Spurs score 2 second half goals to stuff Black Cats
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December 30, 2012, Sunday
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TOTTENHAM produced a second-half turnaround to beat Sunderland 2-1 yesterday and climb into third place in the Premier League.
Winger Aaron Lennon scored a fine solo strike for Spurs' winner in the 52nd minute, soon after they had grabbed an equalizer when Carlos Cuellar headed a corner into his own net at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland, buoyant after beating Manchester City 1-0 on Wednesday, took the lead against the run of play in the 40th through John O'Shea's close-range strike but the hosts were outplayed throughout.
Spurs' sixth win in their last eight league matches lifted them a point above Chelsea into third place, although their London rivals have two games in hand - the first coming today against Everton.
Tottenham should never have been behind in the first place, after dominating a one-sided first half but failing to find a cutting edge.
After Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe wasted good early chances, Emmanuel Adebayor somehow managed to hit the bar from just two yards out on the half-hour mark after Defoe's shot was deflected into his path.
That explained Andre Villas-Boas' disgust when O'Shea, without a league goal in more than three years, sidefooted into an empty net from close range after Steven Fletcher's shot was parried by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
It was a rare opening for Sunderland, which was on the back foot throughout.
However, the hosts couldn't hold on and Spurs equalized when Cuellar headed into his own net in the 48th as he leapt for the ball with one of his teammates.
The only negative for Spurs came when Bale was booked for diving in the area with 10 minutes left - it was his fifth booking of the season and he will miss Tuesday's home match against Reading.
Winger Aaron Lennon scored a fine solo strike for Spurs' winner in the 52nd minute, soon after they had grabbed an equalizer when Carlos Cuellar headed a corner into his own net at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland, buoyant after beating Manchester City 1-0 on Wednesday, took the lead against the run of play in the 40th through John O'Shea's close-range strike but the hosts were outplayed throughout.
Spurs' sixth win in their last eight league matches lifted them a point above Chelsea into third place, although their London rivals have two games in hand - the first coming today against Everton.
Tottenham should never have been behind in the first place, after dominating a one-sided first half but failing to find a cutting edge.
After Gareth Bale and Jermain Defoe wasted good early chances, Emmanuel Adebayor somehow managed to hit the bar from just two yards out on the half-hour mark after Defoe's shot was deflected into his path.
That explained Andre Villas-Boas' disgust when O'Shea, without a league goal in more than three years, sidefooted into an empty net from close range after Steven Fletcher's shot was parried by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
It was a rare opening for Sunderland, which was on the back foot throughout.
However, the hosts couldn't hold on and Spurs equalized when Cuellar headed into his own net in the 48th as he leapt for the ball with one of his teammates.
The only negative for Spurs came when Bale was booked for diving in the area with 10 minutes left - it was his fifth booking of the season and he will miss Tuesday's home match against Reading.
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