So their approach was to do "shoot static shots, safety shots — and then we would push the envelope".
First he pushed Quagliarella's low shot to safety, and soon afterward he blocked Lavezzi's long-range effort over the bar.
Dunk, though, redeemed himself by deflecting Robert Koren's injury-time shot to safety and Jake Forster-Caskey nodded away David Meyler's fierce goal-bound header.
Northern Ireland defender Craigan held his ground in the 71st minute to deflect a Frick shot to safety and a minute later Martin Stocklasa thumped a shot wide of the post.
The resulting corner causes mayhem in the City box and after a scrap for the ball in the six-yard box Given does very well to parry a shot to safety.
Then Andy Keogh scooped a good chance over the crossbar after Henry had cut the ball back, and in the second half Stech fingertipped Henry's shot to safety then looked on in relief when Henry seized on his scuffed clearance but shot over the vacant net.
The closest Spurs came to a winner came when Ben Foster clawed Kyle Walker's 30-yard shot to safety.
Goalkeeper Rab Douglas came to the visitors' rescue early on as he parried Craig Murray's shot to safety.
The keeper, prone to occasional moments of eccentricity, did brilliantly to change direction and palm Lampard's swerving shot to safety.
Sunderland immediately sought to press home their advantage and were only denied by Schwarzer, who threw himself low to his right to tip Johnson's curling shot to safety.
