Tottenham team confirmed vs Sunderland as Roberto De Zerbi names first starting XI

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Here's the Tottenham team that Roberto De Zerbi has selected to face Sunderland in the Premier League in his first game in charge

Roberto De Zerbi has named his first Tottenham Hotspur starting XI for Sunday's Premier League game at Sunderland.

The new Spurs boss has just seven games of the season remaining to turn the club around and they are currently in big trouble in 18th place in the table after West Ham's win against Wolves. De Zerbi has become the club's fourth head coach in nine months and must bring confidence back to a team that is yet to win a league match in 2026.

They face a tough task at Sunderland, who have impressed this season under Regis Le Bris and come into this encounter following their derby win at Newcastle before the international break.

Antonin Kinsky is De Zerbi's first goalkeeper selected between the sticks with Guglielmo Vicario in the final stages of recovering from his hernia operation and the 23-year-old Czech stopper will aim to put that difficult night Atletico Madrid behind him.

De Zerbi spoke about Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie in glowing terms in his first Spurs press conference on Friday and has named them as his first back four.

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He also named Dominic Solanke as another crucial senior player and the England international starts up front, while in midfield Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Conor Gallagher start together with Xavi Simons on the bench. Up top, Richarlison and Randal Kolo Muani start either side of the front man.

Here's the team De Zerbi has selected for his Tottenham debut:

Kinsky; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Gallagher, Gray, Bergvall; Kolo Muani, Solanke, Richarlison. Subs: Austin, Spence, Dragusin, Danso, Palhinha, Sarr, Bissouma, Xavi, Tel.