Sunderland vs Newcastle 2025-26 English Premier League
Nick Woltemade own goal sees Sunderland edge Newcastle
Nick Woltemade's own goal earned Sunderland the Wear-Tyne derby spoils with a 1-0 win over Newcastle.
Match Commentary
- 27': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Dan Burn because of an injury.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 46': Own Goal by Nick Woltemade, Newcastle United. Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 57': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 59': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 59': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 75': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Nick Woltemade.
- 83': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 86': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,158
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Arsenal | 30 | 67 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 29 | 60 | 5 |
| +11 | Manchester United | 29 | 51 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 29 | 51 | 8 |
Statistics
 NEW |
SUN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.4 | Possession | 46.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 377 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 444 | Passes | 394 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 26 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 53 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 53 | Clearances | 29 |
Sunderland (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Robin Roefs (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 5 | Danny Ballard |
| 17 | Reinildo Mandava  |
| 20 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 28 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 27 | Noah Sadiki |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 9 | Brian Brobbey |
| 7 | Chemsdine Talbi |
| 25 | Bertrand Traoré |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 3 | Lewis Hall |
| 21 | Tino Livramento |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 67 | Lewis Miley |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 27 | Nick Woltemade |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 20 | Anthony Elanga |
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