No doubt the nerves are jangling, tensions are rising, passion overflowing. We all have our little routine when it comes to Wear-Tyne derby day and that only ends when the first ball is kicked.
Unfortunately it is hard to get away from the fact that all too often in recent times the bragging rights have been firmly housed on Wearside. But we have to hope that we can stop the rot at the Stadium of Light and take at least a share of the spoils. I mean anything can happen on derby day, right?
The history of the fixture would suggest so as it points out that both sides are pretty much level in terms of wins against the other. You can read that history, injury news, player availability, stats, facts and more in our match preview which you can get to by clicking here.
The game itself is live on Sky Sports so if you’re not one of the lucky 2,800 Newcastle fans present at the Stadium of Light there are other means of watching the game unfold. I’d suggest looking in the ‘comments’ section as you can normally pick up a stream or two courtesy of our very thoughtful regulars.
The same can be said for team, I will publish it as soon as I can but most likely it will be available in the ‘comments’ before I get a chance to get it live on here.
There isn’t much more to say. Are you ready?
Howay the lads!
Sunderland: Costel Pantilimon; DeAndre Yedlin, Younes Kaboul, John O’Shea, Billy Jones; Lee Cattermole, Yann M’Vila; Adam Johnson, Ola Toivonen, Jeremain Lens; Steven Fletcher
Subs: Vito Mannone, Patrick van Aanholt, Sebastian Coates, Sebastian Larsson, Jordi Gomez, Duncan Watmore, Jermain Defoe
Newcastle: Rob Elliot; Daryl Janmaat, Chancel Mbemba, Fabricio Coloccini, Paul Dummett; Moussa Sissoko, Cheik Tiote, Jack Colback, Georginio Wijnaldum; Ayoze Perez, Aleksandar Mitrovic
Subs: Freddie Woodman, Massadio Haidara, Jamaal Lascelles, Vurnon Anita, Siem de Jong, Florian Thauvin, Papiss Cisse
Is anybody mad enough to be looking forward to this?
Really wouldn’t be surprised if we didn’t show up today as we do seem to be inconsistent, but on the other hand I wouldn’t be surprised if we really played well as often the first win after a long run of losses starts a good run of results after confidence goes up which surely it should have done.
Stuart79(Quote)
feel sick, hate the derby 👿
kimtoon(Quote)
More than that I hate the fact that we seem to be giving them the 6 points they need to survive every bloody season lately.
kimtoon(Quote)
Touch of sitting on the fence there Stuart.
Me too Kim – goes back many years. Can’t remember looking forward to one ever.
2-2 0r 3-2 Toon!
georgio(Quote)
I’m backing us to win today. Sunderland really are dog sh*t this season.
Shamrock(Quote)
This is the best site for watching games I find. Clear feed usually nd not a lot of ad interference.
http://www.stream2u-tv.me/
Shamrock(Quote)
Same team as last week apparently.
Stuart79(Quote)
First Derby back in the uk for years so nice to be able to follow it rather than hear the bad news to compound a day of graft.
Glad to escape a smb next door from my old place too .. who is strangely similar to that one BrisV described. Do they clone the buggers.
Anyhow no predictions .. Just hope. It’d be nice to be out of the bottom 3 tonight.
GloucsMag(Quote)
My view is that most of our problems occur because we have very poor central midfielders. Tiote and Colback are pretty average who aren’t great defending or attacking which is a problem.
Stuart79(Quote)
Well, I got one prediction right – that both the team and subs would be unchanged for the first time in forever. Now for a 100% record. A 2-1 win for us.
Eric Sykes(Quote)
So Villa have sacked Sherwood. Another club taking action. Big pay day next season. What will happen if we lose today?
Stuart79(Quote)
Jabba also at the game. Fair weather fan.
Stuart79(Quote)
Well its going too be a hard battle but i think we will sneak a 2-1 win , With Mitro writing his name into geordie folklore with a headed winner in injury time 😉
Axel(Quote)
Probably the right shout as far as the team is concerned. Let’s just try and defend properly, and I’m confident we can score..
Newkie(Quote)
Oh Christ, here we go HWTL
kimtoon(Quote)
Stu, yep Tim was always walking a tight rope there
kimtoon(Quote)
Cattermole is going to target and smash Mitro. He has to keep his fucking cool.
Newkie(Quote)
Dirty tackles already
kimtoon(Quote)
I cant get my sky working, does anyone have any links please?
Simon(Quote)
Oh Colo
kimtoon(Quote)
Colo should have scored there I reckon.
Stuart79(Quote)
That would have been goal of the season
Stuart79(Quote)
decent effort mitro
Newkie(Quote)
ffs Tiote 🙄
kimtoon(Quote)
**** sake tiote
Newkie(Quote)
Tiote will have to be subbed for second half now
kimtoon(Quote)
we look the better dare I say
kimtoon(Quote)
We need to score while we’re on top. Can guarantee they’ll get a chance and will probably score. That’s how it normally goes
Stuart79(Quote)
Stu, yep, sods law
kimtoon(Quote)
We look decent again
georgio(Quote)
We’re bossing it and playing all the football. So as usual, they’ll score and we’ll implode 😆
Newkie(Quote)
So Tiote makes two fouls and he gets a yellow. Lens does the same and he’s not got one…
Stuart79(Quote)
Happy with the start but I’m very nervous about our inability to score after having 9 attempts on goal before 30 mins. We always love to regret this…
Stuart79(Quote)
surely we’re gonna get some reward in a minute, we are streets better than them
kimtoon(Quote)
just not happening grrrrr
kimtoon(Quote)
They are awful. This is the worst Scum side I’ve ever seen in the PL. We have to fucking win this match.
Newkie(Quote)
Johnson has a face like a ferret, proper minger
kimtoon(Quote)
Perez took a goal off Mitro there
georgio(Quote)
Newks, I will be so peed off if they snatch this with a lucky one
kimtoon(Quote)
Shame about toiv, he’s been useless and would have preferred him to stay on!
Newkie(Quote)
ffs Defoe on 👿
kimtoon(Quote)
Defoe will score
kimtoon(Quote)
Kim – despite some of the scorelines in the previous ones, they’ve rarely ever bossed us, often getting goals from people who never bloody score! We’ll probably be undone by a corner goal and some freakish 30 yard screamer from Kaboul or something 🙄
Newkie(Quote)
two starter men down, have to test them now surely..
Newkie(Quote)
Perez is class
Newkie(Quote)
Newks agree, defo been at least one game we should of gotten something from
kimtoon(Quote)
why no card for that
kimtoon(Quote)
How is catter not booked for a fucking flying knee?
Newkie(Quote)
must score
kimtoon(Quote)
Would you believe it? Well yes I would
Stuart79(Quote)
**** off just **** off you SMB
kimtoon(Quote)
Every single game that happens. It’s normally called good defending
Stuart79(Quote)
**** OFF. Colo you are a fucking useless *****
Newkie(Quote)
And Colo off, they really don’t deserve that
kimtoon(Quote)
Elliot was getting there. What a mug. Strip him of the captaincy and get rid
Newkie(Quote)
******* 👿
kimtoon(Quote)
Sorry but that was disgraceful from Colo. Liability.
Shamrock(Quote)
jesus. That is hard to take.
georgio(Quote)
Game over, another pointless derby
Newkie(Quote)
Controlled the game until then as well. what a mug.
Shamrock(Quote)
Fucking hate the Derby
kimtoon(Quote)
Sham – Sorry I disagree. That sort of challenge happens every single game. Can’t accept the inconsistency of it. Two mins before Catternole stopped Gini going through by putting his arm over his throat. Why was that not given as a pen too?
Stuart79(Quote)
Elliott should have been out and cleaned them both oot. Poor from Colo though.
georgio(Quote)
Hang on a minute fellas – read the f##cking rule book before you mouth off. Shoulder barges – no matter how hard – ARE LEGAL. Colo was doing his job; end of. The ref doesn’t know the rules and has cocked up big time.
That’s why our bench are up in arms. Because they know the duoes and that **** with the whistle doesn’t.
Whumpie(Quote)
Sick to the back teeth with Colo now, 1st class mug and has likely cost us the game. They are utter dog ***** , we were playing them off the park until that utterly pointless error.
kimtoon(Quote)
Also how the hell is it a red card? The keeper was always getting the ball!
Stuart79(Quote)
The ref is a **** hè only showd red because the crowd were baying for it , it was never red and in any other game never a pen
Axel(Quote)
Stu@62, cause the ref bottled it
kimtoon(Quote)
He got the red for arguing I think lads
kimtoon(Quote)
Will need to watch some more replays. The fact is though, is that Elliot had that covered and Colo had no need to make the challenge.
We’ve often been mugged over by refs, don’t give them the opportunity to punish us.
Newkie(Quote)
They are so ***** i can still see a win out of this , Fat Sham Will shut up shop and play for the 1-0 and That Will play into our hands
Axel(Quote)
Just watched it again and I have to back track. Colo’s elbow goes out. Foul. Penalty. Red card.
Whumpie(Quote)
If Whumpie is right about being a shoulder charge then it’s a joke.
Stuart79(Quote)
The irony is we’ll now play the way we should have. Counter attacking. We can still win! I’d take Perez off and bring Mbabu or Hiadara on. Dummett CB.
georgio(Quote)
Not even a penalty. How he gets a red for a legal challenge is beyond belief. Ridiculous refereeing… as usual.
Brisvegas(Quote)