De Zerbi Era Begins With Defeat as Sunderland See Off Struggling Spurs

Sunderland claim deserved home win over Tottenham as Roberto De Zerbi’s first game ends in defeat and extends Spurs’ winless run.

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00:00Roberto Di Zerbi began his tenure as Tottenham Hotspur manager with a defeat at Sunderland

00:09as the hosts produced a disciplined display to secure a deserved home victory.

00:16The Italian took over following the dismissal of Igor Tudor after just 44 days,

00:24but the change in leadership did not bring an immediate improvement.

00:30Sunderland applied pressure at key moments during the match and showed greater composure in a scrappy contest,

00:39making the most of their opportunities against a fragile Tottenham Hotspur side.

00:45The decisive goal came when Nody Micoele struck from distance,

00:50his effort taking a heavy deflection, it has to be said, of Miki van der Ven,

00:55and left goalkeeper Antonin Kinski with no chance.

01:02Tottenham extended their winless Premier League run to 14 matches with no victories recorded in 2026.

01:09The problems worsened when captain Christian Romero was forced off with injury after contact

01:17involving Sunderland forward Brian Brobby and his own goalkeeper Kinski.

01:23The result leaves Tottenham in the bottom three, two points behind West Ham United.

01:29Tottenham Hotspur side.