Tottenham Hotspur has thrashed relegation-haunted Sunderland 5-1 in the Premier League on Monday at the White Hart Lane.
Victory lifted Tottenham back above Manchester United into sixth place and kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish, although they remain five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal with five matches remaining and four behind Everton who also have a game in hand.
According to Sport24, Sunderland were gifted a 17th minute lead when Lee Cattermole shot home after a defensive mix-up although the hosts responded with goals from Emmanuel Adebayor, Harry Kane and Dane Christian Eriksen.
The report mentioned that Adebayor bagged a second and Gylfi Sigurdsson made it 5-1 in stoppage time to leave Sunderland adrift at the bottom of the table.
Sunderland has two games in hand of their relegation rivals but are seven points behind Norwich City who are fourth from bottom, the report added.
