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| Sunderland v Newcastle: Premier League – as it happened | |
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| 5.55pm BST17:55 | |
| Jermain Defoe’s stunning goal means that Sunderland have beaten Newcastle for the fifth time in succession and, more importantly, they are three points clear of the bottom three. The trend of Sunderland managers getting their first win against Newcastle continues. Dick Advocaat will be delighted to be doing as well as Paolo Di Canio and Gus Poyet. Thanks for reading and emailing. Bye. | |
| Updated at 5.59pm BST | |
| 5.52pm BST17:52 | |
| Full-time: Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle | |
| It’s over! | |
| 5.52pm BST17:52 | |
| 90 min+6: Sissoko’s shot from 25 yards is deflected over. Corner. Krul is up! Taylor hoicks it in, Pantilmon claims it, and ... | |
| 5.51pm BST17:51 | |
| 90 min+5: Newcastle mess around with the ball for a bit, never looking like they know what they’re doing, and then Perez falls over and gives it back to Sunderland. | |
| 5.49pm BST17:49 | |
| 90 min+3: Sunderland have the ball in Newcastle’s half. | |
| 5.48pm BST17:48 | |
| 90 min+1: Perez wriggles into the area from the right and goes down ... but Mike Dean isn’t about to give Newcastle a penalty for that! | |
| 5.47pm BST17:47 | |
| 90 min: There will be five minutes of added time. Advocaat is incensed. | |
| 5.44pm BST17:44 | 5.44pm BST17:44 |
| 88 min: This is Newcastle’s best chance. Taylor’s corner from the right is flicked on at the near post and Perez slams a volley just over from six yards out! “Possibly right, Mr. McCarthy,” says Mark Turner. “For drama we’re down to the debate on who gets the auto-champs league spots and who’ll have to go through the qualifying.” | 88 min: This is Newcastle’s best chance. Taylor’s corner from the right is flicked on at the near post and Perez slams a volley just over from six yards out! “Possibly right, Mr. McCarthy,” says Mark Turner. “For drama we’re down to the debate on who gets the auto-champs league spots and who’ll have to go through the qualifying.” |
| 5.43pm BST17:43 | 5.43pm BST17:43 |
| 87 min: Newcastle throw on Adam Armstrong in place of Sammy Ameobi. | 87 min: Newcastle throw on Adam Armstrong in place of Sammy Ameobi. |
| 5.41pm BST17:41 | 5.41pm BST17:41 |
| 85 min: Gomez sends the corner to the near post and Vergini’s header is clawed away by Krul. The rebound comes back to Vergini, who sends the ball into orbit. | 85 min: Gomez sends the corner to the near post and Vergini’s header is clawed away by Krul. The rebound comes back to Vergini, who sends the ball into orbit. |
| 5.40pm BST17:40 | 5.40pm BST17:40 |
| 83 min: Van Aanholt powers into the area from the left and pulls the ball back to Larsson. He looks certain to score, but Williamson deflects his shot wide! “With these two teams and Villa not in the relegation places despite being largely horrific all season, is this the worst Premier League ever?” says Martin McCarthy. | 83 min: Van Aanholt powers into the area from the left and pulls the ball back to Larsson. He looks certain to score, but Williamson deflects his shot wide! “With these two teams and Villa not in the relegation places despite being largely horrific all season, is this the worst Premier League ever?” says Martin McCarthy. |
| 5.37pm BST17:37 | 5.37pm BST17:37 |
| 81 min: Larsson pulls Riviere back and he will miss Sunderland’s next two matches. | 81 min: Larsson pulls Riviere back and he will miss Sunderland’s next two matches. |
| 5.36pm BST17:36 | 5.36pm BST17:36 |
| 80 min: Adam Johnson replaces Jermain Defoe. | 80 min: Adam Johnson replaces Jermain Defoe. |
| Updated at 5.47pm BST | |
| 5.35pm BST17:35 | 5.35pm BST17:35 |
| 79 min: Perez swings a shot over from the left. | 79 min: Perez swings a shot over from the left. |
| 5.34pm BST17:34 | 5.34pm BST17:34 |
| 77 min: Wickham becomes the latest player to receive a booking. | 77 min: Wickham becomes the latest player to receive a booking. |
| 5.32pm BST17:32 | 5.32pm BST17:32 |
| 75 min: A free-kick to Sunderland, 25 yards out and in a central position. Larsson takes it and bends his right-footed effort inches past the right post. I don’t think Krul would have saved it. | 75 min: A free-kick to Sunderland, 25 yards out and in a central position. Larsson takes it and bends his right-footed effort inches past the right post. I don’t think Krul would have saved it. |
| 5.31pm BST17:31 | 5.31pm BST17:31 |
| 74 min: “Are these the worse 3hrs of football you ever had to mbm on?” asks Ricardo Silva. “At least one can look forward to palace and pardiola tomorrow night.” | 74 min: “Are these the worse 3hrs of football you ever had to mbm on?” asks Ricardo Silva. “At least one can look forward to palace and pardiola tomorrow night.” |
| This is up there, but Fulham v Sheffield United last season was probably worse. Paraguay v Venezuela in the 2011 Copa America is another contender. | This is up there, but Fulham v Sheffield United last season was probably worse. Paraguay v Venezuela in the 2011 Copa America is another contender. |
| 5.29pm BST17:29 | 5.29pm BST17:29 |
| 72 min: Taylor wins a corner for Newcastle on the right. Can they do anything with it? That’s a stupid question, to be honest. Taylor’s corner goes out before coming back in and Sunderland are awarded a goal-kick. | 72 min: Taylor wins a corner for Newcastle on the right. Can they do anything with it? That’s a stupid question, to be honest. Taylor’s corner goes out before coming back in and Sunderland are awarded a goal-kick. |
| 5.27pm BST17:27 | 5.27pm BST17:27 |
| 70 min: They really want a second. Defoe plays a fine ball from left to right to the unmarked Fletcher, who chests the ball down, cuts back on to his left foot and whacks his shot over from 18 yards. Are these missed chances going to hurt Sunderland? | 70 min: They really want a second. Defoe plays a fine ball from left to right to the unmarked Fletcher, who chests the ball down, cuts back on to his left foot and whacks his shot over from 18 yards. Are these missed chances going to hurt Sunderland? |
| 5.25pm BST17:25 | 5.25pm BST17:25 |
| 69 min: Defoe flicks a long ball on to Van Aanholt, who fires wide from a tight angle. Sunderland want a second. | 69 min: Defoe flicks a long ball on to Van Aanholt, who fires wide from a tight angle. Sunderland want a second. |
| 5.24pm BST17:24 | 5.24pm BST17:24 |
| 67 min: On Second Thoughts: Alan Pardew. | 67 min: On Second Thoughts: Alan Pardew. |
| 5.21pm BST17:21 | 5.21pm BST17:21 |
| 65 min: Sissoko flays an aimless pass behind for a goal-kick. Newcastle are clueless in the final third. Moments later, Van Aanholt scythes through Ryan Taylor, who’s livid. That’s understandable given his injury history. Van Aanholt is booked. | 65 min: Sissoko flays an aimless pass behind for a goal-kick. Newcastle are clueless in the final third. Moments later, Van Aanholt scythes through Ryan Taylor, who’s livid. That’s understandable given his injury history. Van Aanholt is booked. |
| Updated at 5.22pm BST | Updated at 5.22pm BST |
| 5.18pm BST17:18 | 5.18pm BST17:18 |
| 62 min: Colback is booked for leaving a high boot on Gomez. | 62 min: Colback is booked for leaving a high boot on Gomez. |
| 5.17pm BST17:17 | 5.17pm BST17:17 |
| 61 min: Gomez, an unlikely but surprisingly willing hatchet man, goes into the book for an ugly challenge on Janmaat. | 61 min: Gomez, an unlikely but surprisingly willing hatchet man, goes into the book for an ugly challenge on Janmaat. |
| 5.14pm BST17:14 | 5.14pm BST17:14 |
| 58 min: Newcastle make their first change, Emmanuel Riviere on for Yoann Gouffran. Riviere hasn’t scored in the Premier League. | 58 min: Newcastle make their first change, Emmanuel Riviere on for Yoann Gouffran. Riviere hasn’t scored in the Premier League. |
| 5.13pm BST17:13 | 5.13pm BST17:13 |
| 57 min: Gouffran appears to be playing in central midfield. Newcastle remain terrible. | 57 min: Gouffran appears to be playing in central midfield. Newcastle remain terrible. |
| 5.11pm BST17:11 | 5.11pm BST17:11 |
| 55 min: Another corner on the left for Sunderland, who are still edging this. Krul claims Larsson’s delivery. | 55 min: Another corner on the left for Sunderland, who are still edging this. Krul claims Larsson’s delivery. |
| 5.09pm BST17:09 | 5.09pm BST17:09 |
| 53 min: Cabella dribbles a volley wide from 25 yards. He’s no Jermain Defoe. | 53 min: Cabella dribbles a volley wide from 25 yards. He’s no Jermain Defoe. |
| Updated at 5.41pm BST | Updated at 5.41pm BST |
| 5.09pm BST17:09 | 5.09pm BST17:09 |
| 52 min: How warm is it in Sunderland? It’s sunny at the Stadium of Light, but Dick Advocaat is wearing a scarf. | 52 min: How warm is it in Sunderland? It’s sunny at the Stadium of Light, but Dick Advocaat is wearing a scarf. |
| 5.06pm BST17:06 | 5.06pm BST17:06 |
| 49 min: Janmaat dawdles on the ball and loses it to Gomez. It runs to Defoe, who plays it back to Gomez, who chips a cross to the far post, where Fletcher is waiting. The ball is behind him, though, and his awkward volley is comfortably saved by Krul. Advocaat marches furiously back to his bench, annoyed that his team didn’t make more of that situation. | 49 min: Janmaat dawdles on the ball and loses it to Gomez. It runs to Defoe, who plays it back to Gomez, who chips a cross to the far post, where Fletcher is waiting. The ball is behind him, though, and his awkward volley is comfortably saved by Krul. Advocaat marches furiously back to his bench, annoyed that his team didn’t make more of that situation. |
| 5.04pm BST17:04 | 5.04pm BST17:04 |
| 48 min: “I’m following your MBM while watching Octonauts over and over and over again with a tired, grumpy son,” says Matt Dony. “Although, I should really be building (well, putting together) a small shed for my lawnmower. Said lawnmower has wintered in the corner of my dining room. Yet another job that will have to wait until tomorrow. 20yr old me is disappointed in the way present-day me is using a bank holiday weekend.” | 48 min: “I’m following your MBM while watching Octonauts over and over and over again with a tired, grumpy son,” says Matt Dony. “Although, I should really be building (well, putting together) a small shed for my lawnmower. Said lawnmower has wintered in the corner of my dining room. Yet another job that will have to wait until tomorrow. 20yr old me is disappointed in the way present-day me is using a bank holiday weekend.” |
| 5.04pm BST17:04 | 5.04pm BST17:04 |
| 47 min: Colback drags a shot wide from 20 yards. The Sunderland fans enjoyed that. They don’t like him any more. | 47 min: Colback drags a shot wide from 20 yards. The Sunderland fans enjoyed that. They don’t like him any more. |
| 5.02pm BST17:02 | 5.02pm BST17:02 |
| 46 min: Here we go again. | 46 min: Here we go again. |
| 4.59pm BST16:59 | 4.59pm BST16:59 |
| Newcastle have 35 points and have won twice in 2015. Would you put it past John Carver to take them down? | Newcastle have 35 points and have won twice in 2015. Would you put it past John Carver to take them down? |
| 4.48pm BST16:48 | 4.48pm BST16:48 |
| Half-time: Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle | Half-time: Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle |
| Jermain Defoe walks off nearly in tears, his stunning goal having given Sunderland a precious lead at the break. That was an incredible moment and completely out of context with everything that had preceded it. | Jermain Defoe walks off nearly in tears, his stunning goal having given Sunderland a precious lead at the break. That was an incredible moment and completely out of context with everything that had preceded it. |
| Updated at 5.05pm BST | Updated at 5.05pm BST |
| 4.47pm BST16:47 | 4.47pm BST16:47 |
| WHAT A GOAL! !!!!!!!! Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle (Defoe, 45 min+1) | WHAT A GOAL! !!!!!!!! Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle (Defoe, 45 min+1) |
| Ahem. And this is why Jermain Defoe is earning that £70,000 a week. A ball was pumped forward and was headed up into the air by Fletcher. It dropped on to the left boot of Defoe, 25 yards out, and he slammed an incredible volley past the despairing Krul and into the top-left corner! The Stadium of Light explodes! | Ahem. And this is why Jermain Defoe is earning that £70,000 a week. A ball was pumped forward and was headed up into the air by Fletcher. It dropped on to the left boot of Defoe, 25 yards out, and he slammed an incredible volley past the despairing Krul and into the top-left corner! The Stadium of Light explodes! |
| Updated at 5.16pm BST | Updated at 5.16pm BST |
| 4.45pm BST16:45 | 4.45pm BST16:45 |
| 44 min: “Can you enliven this game by reminding us how much Jermain Defoe is earning each week for doing not very much?” says Kevin Wilson. Just the £70,000 a week. | 44 min: “Can you enliven this game by reminding us how much Jermain Defoe is earning each week for doing not very much?” says Kevin Wilson. Just the £70,000 a week. |
| 4.43pm BST16:43 | 4.43pm BST16:43 |
| 43 min: Gutierrez is penalised for bringing down Jones on the right, although it looked like he got the ball. Newcastle will be annoyed if they concede from this. So it’s just as well that Larsson’s free-kick is headed away. | 43 min: Gutierrez is penalised for bringing down Jones on the right, although it looked like he got the ball. Newcastle will be annoyed if they concede from this. So it’s just as well that Larsson’s free-kick is headed away. |
| 4.42pm BST16:42 | 4.42pm BST16:42 |
| 42 min: Wickham breaks down the right, with space to attack. He has Defoe in the middle, but his low centre is incompetent. | 42 min: Wickham breaks down the right, with space to attack. He has Defoe in the middle, but his low centre is incompetent. |
| Updated at 5.27pm BST | Updated at 5.27pm BST |
| 4.41pm BST16:41 | 4.41pm BST16:41 |
| 41 min: Taylor is booked for catching Larsson on the left. Nothing comes from the free-kick. “It’s games like this that make me yearn for the comedy football stylings of Titus Bramble,” says Cheyenne Hollis. “I mean even in the worst of games he was good for some form of entertainment, or at least the possibility of some entertainment. It was surely better than seeing a possibly injured right back playing centre back.” | 41 min: Taylor is booked for catching Larsson on the left. Nothing comes from the free-kick. “It’s games like this that make me yearn for the comedy football stylings of Titus Bramble,” says Cheyenne Hollis. “I mean even in the worst of games he was good for some form of entertainment, or at least the possibility of some entertainment. It was surely better than seeing a possibly injured right back playing centre back.” |
| 4.39pm BST16:39 | 4.39pm BST16:39 |
| 39 min: Santiago Vergini earns himself a booking for doing something stupid. That’s his forte. | 39 min: Santiago Vergini earns himself a booking for doing something stupid. That’s his forte. |
| 4.39pm BST16:39 | 4.39pm BST16:39 |
| 38 min: A golf ball has just been chucked in the direction of Jack Colback by a Sunderland fan. Well done, lads. | 38 min: A golf ball has just been chucked in the direction of Jack Colback by a Sunderland fan. Well done, lads. |
| 4.38pm BST16:38 | 4.38pm BST16:38 |
| 37 min: In the absence of anything interesting happening on the pitch, here’s a video of Jermain Defoe scoring against Sunderland during West Ham’s doomed battle against relegation in 2003. How times change! Ha! Makes you think! And just as I’m writing this entry, suddenly Defoe is running clear on goal after a flick from Fletcher! The volume rises, the Newcastle defence frets, Tim Krul steels himself for the inevitable - and then Defoe takes a heavy touch, allowing a Newcastle defender to get back and knock it behind for a corner. What a waste, | 37 min: In the absence of anything interesting happening on the pitch, here’s a video of Jermain Defoe scoring against Sunderland during West Ham’s doomed battle against relegation in 2003. How times change! Ha! Makes you think! And just as I’m writing this entry, suddenly Defoe is running clear on goal after a flick from Fletcher! The volume rises, the Newcastle defence frets, Tim Krul steels himself for the inevitable - and then Defoe takes a heavy touch, allowing a Newcastle defender to get back and knock it behind for a corner. What a waste, |
| 4.35pm BST16:35 | 4.35pm BST16:35 |
| 36 min: Cabella’s deflected shot from 20 yards is easily snaffled by Pantilimon. | 36 min: Cabella’s deflected shot from 20 yards is easily snaffled by Pantilimon. |
| 4.33pm BST16:33 | 4.33pm BST16:33 |
| 33 min: Breaking news from elsewhere: a fire has broken out near Manchester City’s Etihad Campus. | 33 min: Breaking news from elsewhere: a fire has broken out near Manchester City’s Etihad Campus. |
| Live: Fire breaks out near Etihad Campus, with smoke visible across Manchester and Salford http://t.co/xGXTOtwjmz pic.twitter.com/O4pIQI22Z3 | Live: Fire breaks out near Etihad Campus, with smoke visible across Manchester and Salford http://t.co/xGXTOtwjmz pic.twitter.com/O4pIQI22Z3 |
| 4.32pm BST16:32 | 4.32pm BST16:32 |
| 32 min: Cabella finds some space on the right for the first time and goes on a jink and a dance into Sunderland territory. He beats O’Shea easily, leaving the Sunderland man on his backside, but his low cross is cleared. | 32 min: Cabella finds some space on the right for the first time and goes on a jink and a dance into Sunderland territory. He beats O’Shea easily, leaving the Sunderland man on his backside, but his low cross is cleared. |
| 4.30pm BST16:30 | 4.30pm BST16:30 |
| 31 min: Gomez lives on. | 31 min: Gomez lives on. |
| 4.30pm BST16:30 | 4.30pm BST16:30 |
| 30 min: Gomez is down and in need of a meeting with the magic spray after a firm but fair challenge from Taylor. | 30 min: Gomez is down and in need of a meeting with the magic spray after a firm but fair challenge from Taylor. |
| 4.27pm BST16:27 | 4.27pm BST16:27 |
| 27 min: Newcastle have that shot! Kind of. Taylor’s free-kick from the left is headed away and Gouffran shanks a dismal volley high and wide. | 27 min: Newcastle have that shot! Kind of. Taylor’s free-kick from the left is headed away and Gouffran shanks a dismal volley high and wide. |
| 4.26pm BST16:26 | 4.26pm BST16:26 |
| 26 min: Any minute now, Newcastle are going to have a shot. Mark my words. | 26 min: Any minute now, Newcastle are going to have a shot. Mark my words. |
| 4.24pm BST16:24 | 4.24pm BST16:24 |
| 25 min: Another Sunderland corner, this time on the right. Gomez takes it, Krul punches it away. “Just wanted to add my carcass to your MBM tally,” says George Meikle. “In this case paying bills, listening to Bach Mass in B, and reading you. In no particular hierarchy.” | 25 min: Another Sunderland corner, this time on the right. Gomez takes it, Krul punches it away. “Just wanted to add my carcass to your MBM tally,” says George Meikle. “In this case paying bills, listening to Bach Mass in B, and reading you. In no particular hierarchy.” |
| It’s pretty easy to see who’s providing you with the most cultural enrichment. | It’s pretty easy to see who’s providing you with the most cultural enrichment. |
| Updated at 4.38pm BST | Updated at 4.38pm BST |
| 4.23pm BST16:23 | 4.23pm BST16:23 |
| 23 min: Larsson again hangs the corner high to the far post. Wickham wins the header and it’s deflected wide off Sissoko, only for Newcastle to be awarded a goal-kick. “Nothing is happening beyond the event itself,” says Ian Copestake. “This match is a very postmodern experience. A bit like Easter to the ungodly.” | 23 min: Larsson again hangs the corner high to the far post. Wickham wins the header and it’s deflected wide off Sissoko, only for Newcastle to be awarded a goal-kick. “Nothing is happening beyond the event itself,” says Ian Copestake. “This match is a very postmodern experience. A bit like Easter to the ungodly.” |
| Updated at 5.22pm BST | Updated at 5.22pm BST |
| 4.21pm BST16:21 | 4.21pm BST16:21 |
| 21 min: Steven Fletcher produces the first piece of skill from a Sunderland player since 1999, brilliantly turning away from Taylor, and sees his cross deflected behind for a corner. | 21 min: Steven Fletcher produces the first piece of skill from a Sunderland player since 1999, brilliantly turning away from Taylor, and sees his cross deflected behind for a corner. |
| 4.19pm BST16:19 | 4.19pm BST16:19 |
| 18 min: “I’m half-listenng to the radio coverage, which most seems to consist of cheers, boos, jeers and groans and the constant claims by the commentators that this is a passionate north-eastern affair and so on,” says Charles Antaki. “Am I right in inferring that the actual football is awful?” | 18 min: “I’m half-listenng to the radio coverage, which most seems to consist of cheers, boos, jeers and groans and the constant claims by the commentators that this is a passionate north-eastern affair and so on,” says Charles Antaki. “Am I right in inferring that the actual football is awful?” |
| More could be happening. | More could be happening. |
| 4.18pm BST16:18 | 4.18pm BST16:18 |
| 17 min: Steven Fletcher scored a hat-trick against Gibraltar. | 17 min: Steven Fletcher scored a hat-trick against Gibraltar. |
| 4.15pm BST16:15 | 4.15pm BST16:15 |
| 15 min: It’s been 15 minutes of aggression and fury from Sunderland, but they have nothing to show for it yet. | 15 min: It’s been 15 minutes of aggression and fury from Sunderland, but they have nothing to show for it yet. |
| 4.13pm BST16:13 | 4.13pm BST16:13 |
| 13 min: With the big lads trotting forward from the back, Gomez tries to take everyone by surprise and catch Krul out at his near post. Krul has him pegged. | 13 min: With the big lads trotting forward from the back, Gomez tries to take everyone by surprise and catch Krul out at his near post. Krul has him pegged. |
| 4.12pm BST16:12 | 4.12pm BST16:12 |
| 12 min: Newcastle are not at the races. Ameobi wants too much time just outside the Newcastle area and when he loses the ball, he brings down Jones in a panic. A free-kick to Sunderland on the right. | 12 min: Newcastle are not at the races. Ameobi wants too much time just outside the Newcastle area and when he loses the ball, he brings down Jones in a panic. A free-kick to Sunderland on the right. |
| Updated at 4.45pm BST | Updated at 4.45pm BST |
| 4.10pm BST16:10 | 4.10pm BST16:10 |
| 10 min: “I doubt you’ll be getting many emails what with people having lives, so I thought I’d lower the bar even further and tell you you have at least one reader,” says Ian Copestake. “This one is waiting on his duck to be cooked and recovering from Carragher’s voice.” | 10 min: “I doubt you’ll be getting many emails what with people having lives, so I thought I’d lower the bar even further and tell you you have at least one reader,” says Ian Copestake. “This one is waiting on his duck to be cooked and recovering from Carragher’s voice.” |
| What’s it like to have a life? | What’s it like to have a life? |
| 4.09pm BST16:09 | 4.09pm BST16:09 |
| 9 min: Larsson hoicks the corner high to the far post. Jones runs around the back and cushions the ball back into the six-yard box, where Gutierrez turns it over the bar. Just. Newcastle get the next corner away, but they’re not looking convincing at the back. | 9 min: Larsson hoicks the corner high to the far post. Jones runs around the back and cushions the ball back into the six-yard box, where Gutierrez turns it over the bar. Just. Newcastle get the next corner away, but they’re not looking convincing at the back. |
| 4.08pm BST16:08 | 4.08pm BST16:08 |
| 8 min: Defoe skips down the right and plays a lovely pass to the left from Gomez, whose touch is poor. But there’s some encouragement here for Sunderland. Now they have a corner on the left. | 8 min: Defoe skips down the right and plays a lovely pass to the left from Gomez, whose touch is poor. But there’s some encouragement here for Sunderland. Now they have a corner on the left. |
| 4.06pm BST16:06 | 4.06pm BST16:06 |
| 6 min: Newcastle mount their first coherent attack. Ameobi’s low cross finds Perez, who goes down under a challenge from Vergini. Mike Dean waves away a few half-hearted appeals for a penalty. | 6 min: Newcastle mount their first coherent attack. Ameobi’s low cross finds Perez, who goes down under a challenge from Vergini. Mike Dean waves away a few half-hearted appeals for a penalty. |
| Updated at 4.33pm BST | Updated at 4.33pm BST |
| 4.05pm BST16:05 | 4.05pm BST16:05 |
| 5 min: “In the pre-match interview Dick Advocaat said of his players “What they showed on the training pitch was OK”,” says Euan Dewar. “He couldn’t go beyond “OK”. Hopefully for the Sunderland fans this is just modesty and not the words of a man completely devoid of hope.” | 5 min: “In the pre-match interview Dick Advocaat said of his players “What they showed on the training pitch was OK”,” says Euan Dewar. “He couldn’t go beyond “OK”. Hopefully for the Sunderland fans this is just modesty and not the words of a man completely devoid of hope.” |
| There’s no point raising expectations. That only leads to hurt. | There’s no point raising expectations. That only leads to hurt. |
| 4.05pm BST16:05 | 4.05pm BST16:05 |
| 4 min: Now Wickham has a shot from 18 yards. It’s blocked. Then Van Aanholt finds space on the left and tries to drive into the area, but a heavy touch takes the ball behind for a Newcastle goal-kick. | 4 min: Now Wickham has a shot from 18 yards. It’s blocked. Then Van Aanholt finds space on the left and tries to drive into the area, but a heavy touch takes the ball behind for a Newcastle goal-kick. |
| Updated at 4.35pm BST | Updated at 4.35pm BST |
| 4.04pm BST16:04 | 4.04pm BST16:04 |
| 3 min: This is a furious start from Sunderland. Wickham storms up the left and hooks a pass over the top with the outside of his right boot, looking for Defoe. Krul is quickly out of his area to clear. Defoe was through. | 3 min: This is a furious start from Sunderland. Wickham storms up the left and hooks a pass over the top with the outside of his right boot, looking for Defoe. Krul is quickly out of his area to clear. Defoe was through. |
| Updated at 4.40pm BST | Updated at 4.40pm BST |
| 4.02pm BST16:02 | 4.02pm BST16:02 |
| 2 min: Larsson whips the corner in and Krul punches it away as far as Gomez, whose shot from 20 yards is blocked and cleared. Moments later, Jack Colback gets on the ball for the first time. The boos from the Sunderland fans are loud. | 2 min: Larsson whips the corner in and Krul punches it away as far as Gomez, whose shot from 20 yards is blocked and cleared. Moments later, Jack Colback gets on the ball for the first time. The boos from the Sunderland fans are loud. |
| 4.01pm BST16:01 | 4.01pm BST16:01 |
| And at a heaving, seething Stadium of Light, we’re off! Sunderland get the ball rolling, kicking from left to right in the first half. The good news for Newcastle, decked out in their grey away kit, is that Daryl Janmaat has survived an injury scare in the warm-up and starts at the heart of their defence. Newcastle don’t have a defender on the bench. And here’s an early test, Fletcher winning a corner on the left for the home side. | And at a heaving, seething Stadium of Light, we’re off! Sunderland get the ball rolling, kicking from left to right in the first half. The good news for Newcastle, decked out in their grey away kit, is that Daryl Janmaat has survived an injury scare in the warm-up and starts at the heart of their defence. Newcastle don’t have a defender on the bench. And here’s an early test, Fletcher winning a corner on the left for the home side. |
| 3.56pm BST15:56 | 3.56pm BST15:56 |
| Here come the teams! A feast of football awaits. There’s no reason to expect anything less from these two magnificent teams. | Here come the teams! A feast of football awaits. There’s no reason to expect anything less from these two magnificent teams. |
| 3.53pm BST15:53 | 3.53pm BST15:53 |
| If you’re looking for omens, Di Canio and Poyet both lost their first Sunderland match and then won their second. Against Newcastle. You do the math. | If you’re looking for omens, Di Canio and Poyet both lost their first Sunderland match and then won their second. Against Newcastle. You do the math. |
| 3.46pm BST15:46 | 3.46pm BST15:46 |
| This is Jonas Gutierrez’s first start for Newcastle since August 2013. A feelgood story if ever there was one. | This is Jonas Gutierrez’s first start for Newcastle since August 2013. A feelgood story if ever there was one. |
| 3.31pm BST15:31 | 3.31pm BST15:31 |
| Burnley’s 0-0 draw with Tottenham means that Sunderland will drop into the bottom three if they lose 2-0. | Burnley’s 0-0 draw with Tottenham means that Sunderland will drop into the bottom three if they lose 2-0. |
| Updated at 3.46pm BST | Updated at 3.46pm BST |
| 3.12pm BST15:12 | 3.12pm BST15:12 |
| Team news | Team news |
| Sunderland: Pantilimon; Jones, Vergini, O’Shea, Van Aanholt; Larsson, Cattermole, Gomez; Wickham; Fletcher, Defoe. Subs: Bridcutt, Johnson, Reveillere, Graham, Coates, Mannone, Buckley. | Sunderland: Pantilimon; Jones, Vergini, O’Shea, Van Aanholt; Larsson, Cattermole, Gomez; Wickham; Fletcher, Defoe. Subs: Bridcutt, Johnson, Reveillere, Graham, Coates, Mannone, Buckley. |
| Newcastle: Krul; Ryan Taylor, Janmaat, Williamson, Gutierrez; Colback, Sissoko; Gouffran, Cabella, Ameobi; Perez. Subs: Anita, Elliot, Obertan, Riviere, Abeid, Armstrong, Kemen. | Newcastle: Krul; Ryan Taylor, Janmaat, Williamson, Gutierrez; Colback, Sissoko; Gouffran, Cabella, Ameobi; Perez. Subs: Anita, Elliot, Obertan, Riviere, Abeid, Armstrong, Kemen. |
| Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral) | Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral) |
| Updated at 3.12pm BST | Updated at 3.12pm BST |
| 3.00pm BST15:00 | 3.00pm BST15:00 |
| Hello. Watching Sunderland on a regular basis cannot be fun. By my rough calculations, this is a team that has played well on roughly eight occasions in the past three years, which isn’t going to do much for anyone’e sense of chi. Martin O’Neill tried to bring the good times to the Stadium of Light. He failed. Paolo Di Canio tried. He banned ketchup. He did keep them up in 2013. But, ultimately, he failed and it was over to Gus Poyet. He got them to the League Cup final and kept them up against all the odds last season. But he failed in the end, his final match ending in a humiliating 4-0 home defeat to Tim Sherwood’s Aston Villa three weeks ago. Sunderland’s managers always seem to fail in the end. Dick Advocaat has a tough old job on his hands and it didn’t start well, his first match ending in a late 1-0 defeat to West Ham two weeks ago. | Hello. Watching Sunderland on a regular basis cannot be fun. By my rough calculations, this is a team that has played well on roughly eight occasions in the past three years, which isn’t going to do much for anyone’e sense of chi. Martin O’Neill tried to bring the good times to the Stadium of Light. He failed. Paolo Di Canio tried. He banned ketchup. He did keep them up in 2013. But, ultimately, he failed and it was over to Gus Poyet. He got them to the League Cup final and kept them up against all the odds last season. But he failed in the end, his final match ending in a humiliating 4-0 home defeat to Tim Sherwood’s Aston Villa three weeks ago. Sunderland’s managers always seem to fail in the end. Dick Advocaat has a tough old job on his hands and it didn’t start well, his first match ending in a late 1-0 defeat to West Ham two weeks ago. |
| Still, if there’s one consolation for Big Dick, it is that this most moribund of teams tend to reserve their best stuff for this fixture. Sunderland have won their past four meetings against Newcastle, once under Di Canio and three times under Poyet, and they’ll be desperate for that run to continue this afternoon. They have not won in the league since January, they are only a point above the bottom three and it’s looking grim. Sunderland have won only four times in the league this season, although they may have a good chance of making that paltry record five against a Newcastle side that has won twice in 2015 and once in their past five matches. Unless, of course, the proudest of proud Proud Geordies, John Carver, has decided nothing less than a quarter-baked performance from his collection of heroic high-achievers. | Still, if there’s one consolation for Big Dick, it is that this most moribund of teams tend to reserve their best stuff for this fixture. Sunderland have won their past four meetings against Newcastle, once under Di Canio and three times under Poyet, and they’ll be desperate for that run to continue this afternoon. They have not won in the league since January, they are only a point above the bottom three and it’s looking grim. Sunderland have won only four times in the league this season, although they may have a good chance of making that paltry record five against a Newcastle side that has won twice in 2015 and once in their past five matches. Unless, of course, the proudest of proud Proud Geordies, John Carver, has decided nothing less than a quarter-baked performance from his collection of heroic high-achievers. |
| Kick-off: 4pm. | Kick-off: 4pm. |