Sunderland v Newcastle United, 05 April 2015

Score1-0 to Sunderland
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStadium of Light
Attendance47,563

View Sunderland v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm

1 Sunderland

0 Newcastle United

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 45 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender Santiago Vergini
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Jordi Gómez
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Steven Fletcher
Forward Connor Wickham

Starting lineup:

Tim Krul Goalkeeper
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Mike Williamson Defender/Centre back
Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder
Jonás Gutiérrez Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Remy Cabella Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Sammy Ameobi Midfielder/Forward
Yoan Gouffran Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Johnson for Jermain Defoe 80

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Rivière for Yoan Gouffran 58
Adam Armstrong for Sammy Ameobi 87

Cards:

Santiago Vergini 39 Y
Jordi Gómez 61 Y
Patrick Van Aanholt 66 Y
Connor Wickham 77 Y
Seb Larsson 81 Y

Cards:

Ryan Taylor 41 Y
Jack Colback 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender Anthony Reveillere
Defender/Midfielder Liam Bridcutt
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Will Buckley
Forward Danny Graham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender/Midfielder Vurnon Anita
Midfielder Mehdi Abeid
Midfielder Olivier Kemen
Midfielder/Forward Gabriel Obertan
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Emmanuel Rivière

Comments:

League position: 15th Sunderland had now won five successive Premier League matches against Newcastle United which became their longest run of victories in this fixture. They also set a new club record run of seven unbeaten top-flight games against their local rivals. It was the first time they had won consecutive top-flight home games against Newcastle since 1967. In new manager Dick Advocaat's first game at home, this was the Black Cats' second win in their last 14 Premier League matches (four draws and eight defeats). Dick Advocaat maintained the remarkable sequence of the last three Sunderland managers winning a Tyne-Wear derby in the second game of their Black Cats reign. Paolo Di Canio’s second game in charge of Sunderland was a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at St James’ Park in April 2013. Gus Poyet’s second game was a 2-1 win over Newcastle six months later at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland had won just two of their previous 16 Premier League games at the Stadium of Light (drawn seven and lost seven) and failed to score in four of their last five home matches.

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Newcastle United’s 400th away game in the Premier League. Their only victory against Sunderland in the last nine meetings was at Sunderland on 20 August 2011 with a 1-0 win. The Magpies had now won only once in their last eight Premier League matches (two draws and five defeats). Only Queens Park Rangers (55) had now conceded more goals than United (49) in this Premier League season. Having recovered from testicular cancer, Jonas Gutierrez made his first start in a senior game since August 2013.

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Jermain Defoe 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Billy Jones
Defender John O'Shea
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Defender Santiago Vergini
Midfielder Lee Cattermole
Midfielder Jordi Gómez
Midfielder Seb Larsson
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Steven Fletcher
Forward Connor Wickham

Substitutions:

Adam Johnson for Jermain Defoe 80

Cards:

Santiago Vergini 39 Y
Jordi Gómez 61 Y
Patrick Van Aanholt 66 Y
Connor Wickham 77 Y
Seb Larsson 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone
Defender Sebastián Coates
Defender Anthony Reveillere
Defender/Midfielder Liam Bridcutt
Midfielder Adam Johnson
Midfielder/Forward Will Buckley
Forward Danny Graham

Comments:

League position: 15th Sunderland had now won five successive Premier League matches against Newcastle United which became their longest run of victories in this fixture. They also set a new club record run of seven unbeaten top-flight games against their local rivals. It was the first time they had won consecutive top-flight home games against Newcastle since 1967. In new manager Dick Advocaat's first game at home, this was the Black Cats' second win in their last 14 Premier League matches (four draws and eight defeats). Dick Advocaat maintained the remarkable sequence of the last three Sunderland managers winning a Tyne-Wear derby in the second game of their Black Cats reign. Paolo Di Canio’s second game in charge of Sunderland was a 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at St James’ Park in April 2013. Gus Poyet’s second game was a 2-1 win over Newcastle six months later at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland had won just two of their previous 16 Premier League games at the Stadium of Light (drawn seven and lost seven) and failed to score in four of their last five home matches.

0 Newcastle United

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Tim Krul Goalkeeper
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Mike Williamson Defender/Centre back
Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder
Jonás Gutiérrez Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Remy Cabella Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Sammy Ameobi Midfielder/Forward
Yoan Gouffran Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Rivière for Yoan Gouffran 58
Adam Armstrong for Sammy Ameobi 87

Cards:

Ryan Taylor 41 Y
Jack Colback 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender/Midfielder Vurnon Anita
Midfielder Mehdi Abeid
Midfielder Olivier Kemen
Midfielder/Forward Gabriel Obertan
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Emmanuel Rivière

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Newcastle United’s 400th away game in the Premier League. Their only victory against Sunderland in the last nine meetings was at Sunderland on 20 August 2011 with a 1-0 win. The Magpies had now won only once in their last eight Premier League matches (two draws and five defeats). Only Queens Park Rangers (55) had now conceded more goals than United (49) in this Premier League season. Having recovered from testicular cancer, Jonas Gutierrez made his first start in a senior game since August 2013.