Newcastle United v Sunderland, 20 March 2016

Score1-1
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,311

View Newcastle United v Sunderland head to head

After six consecutive defeats in Premier League meetings, Newcastle United avoided defeat against Sunderland for the first time since October 2012 and scored their first Tyne-Wear derby goal since October 2013. Kick-off: 1.30pm

1 Newcastle United

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 83 G

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper
Younès Kaboul Defender
Lamine Koné Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Jan Kirchhoff Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell Defender/Midfielder
Yann M'Vila Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Jermain Defoe Forward
Wahbi Khazri Forward

Substitutions:

Siem De Jong for Jack Colback 62
Vurnon Anita for Daryl Janmaat 71
Papiss Cissé for Andros Townsend 76

Substitutions:

John O'Shea for Younès Kaboul 73
Dame N'Doye for Wahbi Khazri 75
Lee Cattermole for Jan Kirchhoff 84

Cards:

Jack Colback 18 Y
Daryl Janmaat 36 Y
Jonjo Shelvey 52 Y
Aleksandar Mitrović 84 Y

Cards:

Vito Mannone 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Steven Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Vurnon Anita
Midfielder Siem De Jong
Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet
Forward Papiss Cissé
Forward Emmanuel Rivière

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Dame N'Doye
Forward Ola Toivonen

Comments:

League position: 19th New manager Rafael Benitez retained his record of not having lost his opening home league match as manager at any of his last seven clubs (won five). United had lost six of their previous seven Premier League games.

Comments:

League position: 18th This was the first time that Sunderland had lead at half-time in an away game in the Premier League in this season. Jermain Defoe had now scored eight goals in his last nine Premier League appearances away from the Stadium of Light.

1 Newcastle United

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Substitutions:

Siem De Jong for Jack Colback 62
Vurnon Anita for Daryl Janmaat 71
Papiss Cissé for Andros Townsend 76

Cards:

Jack Colback 18 Y
Daryl Janmaat 36 Y
Jonjo Shelvey 52 Y
Aleksandar Mitrović 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Steven Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Vurnon Anita
Midfielder Siem De Jong
Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet
Forward Papiss Cissé
Forward Emmanuel Rivière

Comments:

League position: 19th New manager Rafael Benitez retained his record of not having lost his opening home league match as manager at any of his last seven clubs (won five). United had lost six of their previous seven Premier League games.

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 44 G

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper
Younès Kaboul Defender
Lamine Koné Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Jan Kirchhoff Defender/Midfielder
Jack Rodwell Defender/Midfielder
Yann M'Vila Midfielder
Fabio Borini Forward
Jermain Defoe Forward
Wahbi Khazri Forward

Substitutions:

John O'Shea for Younès Kaboul 73
Dame N'Doye for Wahbi Khazri 75
Lee Cattermole for Jan Kirchhoff 84

Cards:

Vito Mannone 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Forward Jeremain Lens
Forward Dame N'Doye
Forward Ola Toivonen

Comments:

League position: 18th This was the first time that Sunderland had lead at half-time in an away game in the Premier League in this season. Jermain Defoe had now scored eight goals in his last nine Premier League appearances away from the Stadium of Light.