After the usual ritual of a lousy Barclays Premier League performance following a Champions League over the top outing, Spurs went a single and insignificant gear up against a very stubborn Sunderland that was bubbling with confidence from their weekend league result when they thrashed Stoke City 2-0 with a double from Asamoah Gyan. Gyan was the man Spurs would love to hate as he cancelled out Rafael van der Vaart goal.
Spurs dominated the match and struck the post and finally the net in the 64th minute after a Gareth Bale cross was nodded down by Peter Crouch for van der Vaart. The everyday Red Sea between the 2 goalkeepers is Spurs's worst secret. The team's spine was exposed when the central defenders went for the same ball and both missed it and let Sunderland equalise.
Stoke City finally got the elusive goal with a 3-2 victory over Birmingham City. It was almost heading for the share of the spoils as the winning goal came at the dearth.
Tonight, Chelsea welcome Fulham, then there is a Manchester derby, Wolves will host Arsenal and Liverpool travel to Wigan. Aston Villa and Everton entertain Blackpool and Bolton respectively. Are The Reds out of the grave yet or it was a paper bonfire?
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