Newcastle United v Sunderland, 22 March 2026

Score2-1 to Sunderland
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,253

View Newcastle United v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 12.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Newcastle United won: 9 Drawn: 10 Sunderland won: 11 Newcastle United scored: 37 Sunderland scored: 38 . Newcastle United now remained without a win in 11 consecutive league meetings for the first time: previously ten from January 1985 to April 1997.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 10 G

Goals:

Chemsdine Talbi 57 G
Brian Brobbey 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade

Starting lineup:

Melker Ellborg Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Luke O'Nien Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Chris Rigg Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Malick Thiaw for Sven Botman 54
Tino Livramento for Kieran Trippier 65
Jacob Murphy for Anthony Elanga 65
Joe Willock for Nick Woltemade 65
Will Osula for Harvey Barnes 76
Yoane Wissa for Anthony Gordon 89

Substitutions:

Enzo Le Fée for Habib Diarra 85
Eliezer Mayenda for Brian Brobbey 90+3
Reinildo for Chemsdine Talbi 90+3

Cards:

Joelinton 90+1 Y

Cards:

Trai Hume 44 Y
Omar Alderete 82 Y
Brian Brobbey 90+1 Y
Lutsharel Geertruida 90+4 Y
Noah Sadiki 90+4 Y
Reinildo 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Sean Neave
Forward Will Osula

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Jenson Jones
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 12th . Newcastle United had now dropped 22 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season: more than any other team in the division in 2025-26. . The Magpies had now lost four of their last five home games in the Premier League (won one). . This was the first time that they had lost a home game in the Premier League against a newly promoted team since the visit of Leeds United in January 2021. . Sven Botman's replacement in the 54th minute was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make six substitutions during the game.

Comments:

League position: 11th . Sunderland had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2014 (two). . The Black Cats had now won two of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (lost five). . They had now won two of their 20 games in the Premier League played in March since 2012.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Anthony Gordon 10 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade

Substitutions:

Malick Thiaw for Sven Botman 54
Tino Livramento for Kieran Trippier 65
Jacob Murphy for Anthony Elanga 65
Joe Willock for Nick Woltemade 65
Will Osula for Harvey Barnes 76
Yoane Wissa for Anthony Gordon 89

Cards:

Joelinton 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa
Forward Sean Neave
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

League position: 12th . Newcastle United had now dropped 22 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season: more than any other team in the division in 2025-26. . The Magpies had now lost four of their last five home games in the Premier League (won one). . This was the first time that they had lost a home game in the Premier League against a newly promoted team since the visit of Leeds United in January 2021. . Sven Botman's replacement in the 54th minute was regarded as a concussion substitution, therefore allowing both teams the possibility to make six substitutions during the game.

2 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Chemsdine Talbi 57 G
Brian Brobbey 90 G

Starting lineup:

Melker Ellborg Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Trai Hume Defender
Habib Diarra Defender/Midfielder
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender/Midfielder
Luke O'Nien Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Chris Rigg Midfielder
Chemsdine Talbi Midfielder/Forward
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Enzo Le Fée for Habib Diarra 85
Eliezer Mayenda for Brian Brobbey 90+3
Reinildo for Chemsdine Talbi 90+3

Cards:

Trai Hume 44 Y
Omar Alderete 82 Y
Brian Brobbey 90+1 Y
Lutsharel Geertruida 90+4 Y
Noah Sadiki 90+4 Y
Reinildo 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Moore
Defender Dennis Cirkin
Defender Jenson Jones
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Reinildo
Midfielder Harrison Jones
Midfielder Enzo Le Fée
Forward Wilson Isidor
Forward Eliezer Mayenda

Comments:

League position: 11th . Sunderland had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2014 (two). . The Black Cats had now won two of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (lost five). . They had now won two of their 20 games in the Premier League played in March since 2012.