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White Hart Lane Saturday, 7 November Kick-off: 3pm Tottenham will be looking to pick themselves up after last weekend’s heavy North London defeat against rivals Arsenal. There is another, albeit less impressive rivalry on stake on Saturday, when former Spurs striker Darren Bent returns to White Hart Lane. He left in the summer amidst a bout of Twitter mania, in which he criticised the White Hart Lane management for the way everything was handled. It is fair to say that Bent never really settled at the club, incurring the public humiliation from Spurs manager Harry Redknapp over an easily missed chance that Bent had let go begging. Bent will be laughing on the other side of his face now, as he is the Premier League’s top English goal scorer, and seems to have found his home with the Black Cats. Sunderland need to get some momentum going again, after having drawn the last two Premier League games. The visitors will be without both Kenwye Jones and Lorik Cana, both of which are suspended. Perhaps the biggest blow that Sunderland have suffered, has been the injury to Lee Cattermole, which has coincided with them struggling to pick up victories. Spurs, who will likely be without Aaron Lennon, which means he’ll also probably miss the England v Brazil friendly match on the following weekend, but will be glad to see the end of Jermain Defoe’s suspension. The England striker will be necessary if Spurs are going to get back on track. The defeats against Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, have highlighted perfectly just how wide the gap between Spurs and the other big four really is. Despite what may appear to be advances in quality, they have really come up short when faced with the best. They will want to sort out defensive errors, as Sunderland continue to show that they know how to score goals. Sunderland, who spent well in the summer, have also been enjoying life in the top half of the table, much like Spurs. The London side have a two point advantage over the northerners, but have lost two games at home this season. Sunderland, despite pulling out some good results and performances against teams around and above them, are not to brilliant away from home, having secured just the one victory out of five attempts. Sunderland’s strengths lie at home, and that is something which will probably be puzzling and frustrating boss Steve Bruce, as he looks to make Sunderland a real force to be reckoned with. Tottenham to win: 4/7 at Bet365 Draw: 16/5 at ExtraBet Sunderland to win: 6/1 at Expekt Betting Advice: Form and history is all with Spurs on this one, having only failed to win one of the last eight matches between the two sides at White Hart Lane. Spurs problems all came about after playmaker Luka Modric disappeared from the line up through injury, and Robbie Keane is not having a particularly productive season up front. It is a battle of the strikers, Jermain Defoe on 7 league goals, and Darren Bent on 8. This is not just all about the return of Darren Bent though, as Sunderland players Steed Malbranque, Frazier Campbell and Andy Reid are all ex-Spurs players. Correct score 1-1: 15/2 at SportingBet Darren Bent to score: 11/4 at William Hill Jermain Defoe to score: 5/4 at SkyBet