Squad sheets: Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur

Steve Bruce describes Tottenham's football as "a breath of fresh air" but Sunderland's manager may not be quite so complimentary about Harry Redknapp should his Spurs counterpart make a widely predicted bid for Kieran Richardson this summer. Hugely versatile, Richardson is vying with Phil Bardsley to be player of the season at the Stadium of Light and will be particularly keen to impress here. While Bruce's players are aiming for Europa League qualification, Spurs may well have Tuesday's trip to San Siro for the Champions League knockout date with Milan on their minds. Louise Taylor Venue Stadium of Light, Saturday 5.30pm Tickets £23-50 (0871 911 1973) Last season Sunderland 3 Tottenham 1 Referee Mike Jones This season's matches 18 Y 58, R 3, 3.39 cards per game Odds Sunderland 15-8 Tottenham 17-10 Draw 12-5 Sunderland Subs from Mignolet, Ferdinand, Blair, Riveros, Zenden, Malbranque, Colback, Angeleri, Reed, Cook, Adams Doubtful Gordon (knee), Henderson (groin) Injured Cattermole (back, 26 Feb), Turner (knee, 20 Mar), Campbell (knee, Apr), Meykler (knee, Apr), Welbeck (hamstring, Apr) Suspended None Form guide LLWDWW Disciplinary record Y42 R4 Leading scorer Gyan 8 Tottenham Subs from Cudicini, Pletikosa, Hutton, Khumalo, Woodgate, Palacios, Bassong, Kranjcar, Pavlyuchenko, Butcher Doubtful Palacios (jet lag) Injured Modric (appendix, 15 Feb), Van der Vaart (calf, 15 Feb), Bale (back ,22 Feb), Huddlestone (ankle, 22 Feb), Kaboul (knee, 19 Mar), King (groin, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WWDDLW Disciplinary record Y35 R2 Leading scorer Van der Vaart 10 Match pointers • There have been four penalties in the last three meetings between these sides, three of them being saved • Sunderland have had seven different goalscorers this season, fewer than any other side, and one of them (Darren Bent) has since left the club • Tottenham are one point away from becoming the sixth club (after Arsenal, Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd) to reach the 1,000 mark in the Premier League • After scoring one goal in his previous 55 appearances in all competitions, Kieran Richardson now has four in his past three matches • Tottenham have not won at Sunderland in the Premier League since September 2001