Tottenham 1-1 Sunderland LIVE – Spurs fail to win at home again

Frank speaking to Sky Sports about more angry fan reaction: “I think we need to focus on the positives. In this game, for me, the fans were very good. They backed us throughout the whole game. That’s what we need and what we want.”

Spurs boss Thomas Frank on his side’s draw with Sunderland: “There were a lot of positives in the performance,” he told BBC Sport. “The first half was much more like we want to do. I liked our intensity with and without the ball, we created a lot of good situations but we lacked the decisiveness to finish the game off.

“The second half was a little more back and forth but we were slightly on top, and still got into those attacking situations where we needed to kill the game off. The positive is the intensity, the negative is we didn’t score a second goal.”

“The first half we were a bit flat, without energy,” he said. “That could be understandable after the Manchester City game, which was really tough and demanding.

“We were probably a bit lucky as we conceded only one goal in the first half. We showed good character to survive and then switch on in the second half and we deserved this result.

“At the end the players believed it was possible and that was the most important, you can think about quality and tactics but it is about belief as well.

“At the moment we go game-by-game and we have reached 30 points and that is good for us and gives us confidence.

“We go again in three days.”

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris praises the belief his team showed to come from behind and earn a point.

“We were probably a bit lucky as we conceded only one goal in the first half,” he told BBC Sport. “We showed good character to survive and then switch on in the second half and we deserved this result.

“At the end the players believed it was possible and that was the most important, you can think about quality and tactics but it is about belief as well.”

A flare-up between the two sets of players as the full-time whistle is blown. The points are shared.

Joao Palhinha is in the book for bringing down Lutsharel Geertruida on the break.

Palhinha heads just wide.

Porro’s delivery is perfect but Palhinha cannot direct the header on target.

Lucas Bergvall tries a long throw but the ball gets stuck in his hand so the referee gives the throw in the other way.

Six minutes are added on at the end of this match.

Djed Spence and Dane Scarlett are on for Ben Davies and Mathys Tel.

Eliezer Mayenda is replaced by Chris Rigg.

Brian Brobbey levels it.

Some wonderful passing leads to Brobbey being through on goal and he powers the ball into the top corner.

So close from Enzo Le Fee.

His header from eight yards out flicks just off the post and wide.

Both sides are going for it as we enter the last 10 minutes here.

Wilson Odobert goes off after his head injury for Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray is off for Joao Palhinha.

Randal Kolo Muani shoots from a tight angle and his shot is saved by Robin Roefs.

At the other end of the pitch Wilson Odobert is receiving treatment for a blow to the head.

Dan Ballard replaces Simon Adingra.

So close from Simon Adingra.

The Ivorian had the ball in lots of space inside the Spurs box but his shot goes just wide of the post.

Enzo Le Fee is in the book for a very dangerous foul on Pedro Porro.

One former Spurs player for another here as Romain Mundle replaces Dennis Cirkin for Sunderland.

Also a very positive change as Trai Hume moves to left back and Mundle onto the left wing.

Thomas Frank is in deep talks with Lucas Bergvall, could be coming on soon…

Richarlison is in behind on the right with Kolo Muani in space at the back post but the Brazilian’s low cross is cut out in the nick of time by Mukiele.

Almost a very costly mistake from Romero.

The centre back, in acres of space plays a weak pass back to Vicario which Brobbey capitalises on before finding Mayenda. whose shot is blocked into the side-netting.

Ben Davies is playing very well here.

Vicario misses the ball from an Adingra cross, but Ben Davies is on the line to clear after Trai Hume’s effort is almost goalbound.