Premier League team news: Spurs v Sunderland

Dembele is likely to start his first Premier League game of the season. Credit: PA

Mousa Dembele is set to make his first Premier League appearance of the season when Tottenham host Sunderland on Sunday.

Dembele came off the bench against Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday but has missed the start of Spurs' domestic campaign through suspension.

Danny Rose is unavailable for the match at White Hart Lane as he is still recovering from a hamstring strain.

Lee Cattermole and Steven Pienaar are close to returns for Sunderland as they head into Sunday's tough Premier League trip to Tottenham.

Midfielder Cattermole has not played this season after undergoing hernia surgery, while Pienaar has been nursing a hamstring strain, but both are back in training.

Defender Billy Jones (hip) is also training, but not quite as close to playing again, while striker Victor Anichebe has picked up a thigh problem while working his way towards match fitness, and goalkeeper Vito Mannone (elbow surgery), midfielder Sebastian Larsson (knee) and striker Fabio Borini (groin) remain on the long-term casualty list.

Spurs squad: Lloris, Vorm, Lopez, Walker, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Carter-Vickers, Wimmer, Davies, Dier, Wanyama, Carroll, Dembele, Sissoko, Alli, Lamela, Nkoudou, Eriksen, Son, Janssen, Kane.

Sunderland squad: Pickford, Mika, Love, Manquillo, Djilobodji, O'Shea, Denayer, McNair, Van Aanholt, J. Robson, T. Robson, Cattermole, Kirchhoff, Rodwell, Gooch, Khazri, Januzaj, Pienaar, E. Robson, Asoro, Defoe, Watmore