If that was not damning enough for Howe, Sunderland then rubbed salt into the wounds at full-time by recreating the team photograph on the pitch that Newcastle took after defeating the Black Cats in the FA Cup a couple of seasons ago. This felt like a damaging afternoon.

Burn was sent for medical checks after his 42nd-minute substitution. “He was struggling to breathe at half-time," Eddie Howe said.

Regis Le Bris has another feather in his cap after Sunderland frustrated Newcastle United to win the first Wear-Tyne Derby in the Premier League for almost a decade on Sunday in front of a brilliant Stadium of Light.

Sunderland savoured their sweetest victory in years on Sunday, beating Newcastle United 1-0 in a Premier League derby that served as perfect revenge for a painful FA Cup humiliation in 2024.

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Newcastle will visit the Stadium of Light for the 16th Premier League Matchday, where they will try to climb into the top half against a Sunderland team. Newcas

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris said that Sunday's memorable victory against Newcastle in the first Premier League Tyne–Wear derby for nearly a decade would not go to their heads.Sunday's defeat left Newcastle 12th in the table ahead of this week's League Cup quarter-final against Fulham.

The manners will be quite different, we imagine, especially after the Black Cats dodged a red card in the first half.Regis Le Bris and Eddie Howe reaction Sunderland manager Regis Le BrisComing