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Tim Sherwood is confident Emmanuel Adebayor will be available for Monday's Premier League home match against Sunderland.

The 30-year-old striker has missed the past three matches with a hamstring problem and gash on a heel but Tottenham's top scorer returned to training with the squad on Tuesday.

"It's great to see him back out there," Sherwood told the club's website. "We'll continue to assess him as the week progresses and hopefully he'll then be back in contention against Sunderland." The manager added: "He's obviously been a big miss. He's been outstanding for us."