Head to head

Sunderland vs Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur have met 34 times in the Premier League since 1996/97. Sunderland have won 6, Tottenham Hotspur 21, and 7 were drawn. The last meeting was Sunderland 1–0 Tottenham on April 12, 2026. Counting the old First Division, they've met 108 times in the top flight since 1909/10: Sunderland won 35, Tottenham Hotspur 43, and 30 were drawn.

Premier League · since 1996/97

Sunderland crest

Sunderland

6

Sunderland wins

7

Draws

21

Tottenham wins

Tottenham Hotspur crest

Tottenham

34 meetings · goals Sunderland 32–59 Tottenham

All top-flight meetings · since 1909/10

Sunderland crest

Sunderland

35

Sunderland wins

30

Draws

43

Tottenham wins

Tottenham Hotspur crest

Tottenham

108 meetings · goals Sunderland 137–147 Tottenham

The scoreline grid

Every meeting from Sunderland's side: Sunderland goals along the bottom, Tottenham goals up the side. Select a square to see those meetings.

Tottenham goals
5
1
4
12
3
12
2
371
1
4421
0
221
0
1
2
3
4
5
Sunderland goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5+

Home and away

VenuePSunderland W–D–LGoals
At Sunderland175–5–719–22
At Tottenham171–2–1413–37

Every meeting

Biggest wins

Sunderland

April 3, 2010Sunderland 3–1 TottenhamHT 2–02-goal win
November 10, 2002Sunderland 2–0 TottenhamHT 0–02-goal win
August 23, 2008Tottenham 1–2 SunderlandHT 0–01-goal win

Tottenham Hotspur

April 7, 2014Tottenham 5–1 SunderlandHT 1–14-goal win
March 4, 1997Sunderland 0–4 TottenhamHT 0–34-goal win
January 16, 2016Tottenham 4–1 SunderlandHT 1–13-goal win

Highest-scoring meetings

Most common results

Runs

Sunderland's longest winning run in this fixture is 1 and Tottenham Hotspur's is 5. The longest unbeaten runs are 3 for Sunderland and 15 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Before the Premier League

Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur met 74 times in the old First Division, from 1909/10 to 1990/91. Sunderland won 29, Tottenham Hotspur 22, and 23 were drawn. The first meeting was Sunderland 3–1 Tottenham on September 1, 1909.

Sunderland's biggest wins before 1992

February 21, 1934Sunderland 6–0 Tottenham6-goal win
December 19, 1914Tottenham 0–6 Sunderland6-goal win
April 24, 1915Sunderland 5–0 Tottenham5-goal win

Tottenham Hotspur's biggest wins before 1992

November 16, 1968Tottenham 5–1 Sunderland4-goal win
March 25, 1910Tottenham 5–1 Sunderland4-goal win
February 9, 1957Tottenham 5–2 Sunderland3-goal win

Every meeting before 1992

December 8, 1990Tottenham 3–3 Sunderland1990/91
August 28, 1990Sunderland 0–0 Tottenham1990/91
December 29, 1984Tottenham 2–0 Sunderland1984/85
September 4, 1984Sunderland 1–0 Tottenham1984/85
April 7, 1984Sunderland 1–1 Tottenham1983/84
February 8, 1984Tottenham 3–0 Sunderland1983/84
January 22, 1983Tottenham 1–1 Sunderland1982/83
September 18, 1982Sunderland 0–1 Tottenham1982/83
April 14, 1982Tottenham 2–2 Sunderland1981/82
October 17, 1981Sunderland 0–2 Tottenham1981/82
February 28, 1981Sunderland 1–1 Tottenham1980/81
September 20, 1980Tottenham 0–0 Sunderland1980/81
April 16, 1977Tottenham 1–1 Sunderland1976/77
November 20, 1976Sunderland 2–1 Tottenham1976/77
January 17, 1970Sunderland 2–1 Tottenham1969/70
September 27, 1969Tottenham 0–1 Sunderland1969/70
February 1, 1969Sunderland 0–0 Tottenham1968/69
November 16, 1968Tottenham 5–1 Sunderland1968/69
February 10, 1968Sunderland 0–1 Tottenham1967/68
September 30, 1967Tottenham 3–0 Sunderland1967/68

Results from the old First Division, 1888/89 to 1991/92 (engsoccerdata; see About).