Home / Football Betting Tips & Predictions / Premier League Previews and Team News Newcastle v Sunderland: Line-ups, stats and preview for Tyne-Wear derby One of the fiercest derby games in England takes place on Sunday as Newcastle host Sunderland. Read our in-depth preview here... Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: March 20, 2026 10:30:31 am GMT 4 min read Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admits he has a bit of work to do to clear his players minds of the scar tissue created by the midweek mauling in Barcelona. Newcastle headed to Camp Nou with genuine hope of advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals following a 1-1 draw in the first leg. They held their own in an absorbing first half only to be blown away in the second as Barca cruised to a 7-2 win on the night.There can be no time for self-pity with another huge match looming large on Sunday the Tyne-Wear derby with arch-rivals Sunderland.Howe said this morning: We have a bit of work to do, psychologically, with the players. I think the players will have learned from a lot of similar games this season, bit of work to do today and tomorrow and we will be fine come kick-off.Sunderland won the reverse fixture in December thanks to Nick Woltemades own goal and Howe is aware of the importance of Sundays return.For our supporters, for the city, we know when the fixtures came out this was one that was in the mind of everybody, he added. We have to play for all of our people in this game, showing the passion with control and with quality and they will be key ingredients.You need a little bit of everything. Anger, passion, emotion, but you need to control it because too much of one can be a negative. This game is a great game off the back of what happened Wednesday as theres no time to dwell on it too much. We cant carry any baggage into this game.Newcastle have not beaten Sunderland in a league games since 2011.The focus for us is to try and win the game, said Howe. Looking back at past records and results wont help us. Every game is different and the next one is so important. We have to recover physically and mentally and the players are in no doubt about the size of the game. That was only reinforced by what happened in the game earlier in the season.Sunderlands early-season promise has fizzled out over the past few weeks with one win in six league games.Relegation is not an issue and a win here would solidify the opinion it has been an excellent return to the top flight for the Wearsiders.Table of Contents1 Team news for Newcastle v Sunderland2 Predicted line-ups for Newcastle v Sunderland3 Where to watch Newcastle v Sunderland: TV and online streams4 Stats for Newcastle v Sunderland5 Prediction for Newcastle v Sunderland6 What To Do If You Have A Gambling ProblemTeam news for Newcastle v SunderlandNewcastle will wait until the last minute to see if Sandro Tonali is fit after sustaining an injury at Barcelona. Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley and Fabian Schar remain sidelined.Sunderland have doubts over several key men, including Dan Ballard, Enzo Le Fee, Nordi Mukiele and goalkeeper Robin Roefs. Reinildo is expected to return at left-back.Predicted line-ups for Newcastle v SunderlandNewcastle: Ramsdale; Livramento, Burn, Thiaw, Hall; Joelinton, Ramsey, Willock; Elanga, Barnes, GordonSunderland: Ellborg; Hume, Alderete, ONein, Reinildo; Xhaka, Diarra, Sadiki; Le Fee, Rigg, BrobbeyWhere to watch Newcastle v Sunderland: TV and online streamsKick-off on Sunday is at 12pm local time, with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �28 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.Streaming is available on a vast variety of devices via the Sky GO app.If you dont live in the UK, clickHERE, to discover which station may be showing the game in your region.Stats for Newcastle v SunderlandNewcastle are winless in their last five home league games against SunderlandSunderland are unbeaten in their last 10 league games against Newcastle (W7 D3), winning seven of the last eightNewcastle have scored just one goal in their last six league games against SunderlandPrediction for Newcastle v Sunderland Newcastle 2 1 Sunderland Sunderland have enjoyed the bragging rights over their arch-enemies for many years but the Wearsiders injury problems tips the balance in favour of Newcastle.It will be frantic, hostile and absorbing. 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