We huffed and puffed but couldn’t blow down Sunderland’s defensive door at the Stadium of Light. Victor Wanyama headed the best chance just over in the second half, while a clear shooting opportunity for Dele Alli deflected narrowly over as well. The shot count was 13-0 in our favour in the second half but we couldn’t find that elusive goal.
News quickly filtered through to the tunnel area that Chelsea and Liverpool had drawn and Arsenal had lost at home to Watford, but there was certainly no feeling of ‘we’ve got away with that’, far from it.
Michel Vorm, back in goal with Hugo Lloris laid low through illness, summed it up.