Home / Football / Premier League News Newcastle 1-2 Sunderland: Report, result, goals from Premier League Report, goals and highlights from Newcastle vs Sunderland Written by Ben Miller Last Update: March 22, 2026 02:24:30 pm GMT 7 min read Brian Brobbeys 90th-minute strike sent Sunderland above Newcastle in the Premier League with their second Tyne-Wear derby victory of the season in a dramatic end to their first trip to St James Park for more than 10 years. Forward Brobbey was a persistent threat before meeting Enzo Le Fees pass from inside the box with a close-range shot against goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, tucking in the rebound to seal the Black Cats comeback and put them 11th, a point clear of their arch-rivals. The Magpies accepted a gift for the 10th-minute opener when home defender Luke ONien played a pass straight to Nick Woltemade just outside the box, the ball bouncing off the forward and inside the box to Anthony Gordon, who shifted into space and applied a composed finish.Chemsdine Talbi pounced from to prod in the equaliser 12 minutes after the break, capitalising on Newcastles failure to conclusively deal with a corner.PositionTeamPWDLGDPts11Newcastle301261204213Sunderland30101010-540Table of Contents1 Newcastle vs Sunderland: Mackems make Magpies pay again2 Analysis: Newcastle goal vs Sunderland on Le Bris3 Newcastle team vs Sunderland4 Sunderland team vs Newcastle United5 Newcastle United vs Sunderland statsNewcastle vs Sunderland: Mackems make Magpies pay againSunderlands remarkable run against Newcastle in the top flight continued with an eighth win in the sides last nine top-flight encounters.Victory in his first visit to Newcastle means head coach Regis Le Bris has extended Sunderlands unbeaten league run in the fixture to 11 matches, although the visitors came through a scare when Malick Thiaw headed in 12 minutes from time before being denied by a Video Assistant Referee check. Sven Botman, who had to be replaced by Thiaw because of a head injury early in the second half, also headed Lewis Halls delivery off the crossbar two minutes before half-time.The result ended a miserable week for Newcastle, who were thrashed 7-2 at Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday and now have one win in five matches in all competitions. Ten years since they [last] played at St James Park in the Premier League, Newcastle just cannot beat Sunderland, former England defender Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports.What a moment for them. They probably never dreamed, in these last four or five years, that they could beat Newcastle.They up surprisingly through the play-offs last season and to do the double over their biggest rivals is one of the best moments their young fans will remember. Analysis: Newcastle goal vs Sunderland on Le BrisCarragher criticised Sunderland for the opening goal and said it had been a misjudged part of a plan to supply their forward line with hold-up play from deep.This is not just on these players; its on the manager, said Carragher, discussing a move that began with goalkeeper Melker Ellborg playing a short pass to ONien.It goes back to players thinking, as well is it on, is it the right thing to do away at Newcastle, early on in the game?For me, no. The two players who are involved are a goalkeeper whos made three starts and Luke ONien, who is coming for the second premier league start.Its brilliant from Anthony Gordon, giving Newcastle exactly what they wanted early on in a game like that.ONien will have been as thrilled as Sunderlands ecstatic fans to watch Talbis equaliser from Xhakas corner and Brobbeys decisive final say.Both teams are next in action on April 12 (14:00 GMT), when Newcastle travel to Crystal Palace and Sunderland host Tottenham. Newcastle team vs SunderlandNewcastle brought in Nick Woltemade for Sandrol Tonali after the playmaker suffered a groin injury at Barca.Sven Botman supplanted Malick Thiaw in defence in their only other change. Defender Fabian Schar (ankle) and midfielders Bruno Guimaraes and Lewis Miley (both thigh) were injured.Newcastle United starting XI: Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Joelinton, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Dan Burn, Aaron RamseyNewcastle substitutes: Nick Pope, Yoane Wissa, Malick Thiaw, William Osula, Tino Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock, Alex Murphy, Leo NeaveSunderland team vs Newcastle UnitedSunderland made one change, centre-back ONien replacing Dan Ballard, who suffered a hamstring injury in the 1-0 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion eight days earlier.Goalkeeper Robin Roefs (thigh) and wingers Romaine Mundle (hamstring), Bertrand Traore (knee), Nilson Angulo (muscle), and Jocelin Ta Bi (ankle) were sidelined.Two players who had been doubts were on the bench: right-back Nordi Mukiele had a calf issue and midfielder Le Fee a muscle problem.Sunderland starting XI: Melker Ellborg, Lutsharel Geertruida, Luke ONien, Omar Alderete, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Noah Sadiki, Habib Diarra, Chris Rigg, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian BrobbeySunderland substitutes: Simon Moore, Reinildo Mandava, Dennis Cirkin, Nordi Mukiele, Enzo Le Fee, Harrison Jones, Jenson Jones, Eliezer Mayenda, Wilson IsidorNewcastle United vs Sunderland statsNewcastle are winless in their last six home league games against Sunderland (D2 L4), with this their first such meeting at St James Park since a 1-1 draw in March 2016They have two goals in their last seven league games against Sunderland. Their last league clean sheet against the Black Cats was in August 2011 with Tim Krul in goalThe reverse fixture had a combined xG of 0.54 (Sunderland 0.30, Newcastle 0.24), which is the second-lowest on record (from 2012/13) in a Premier League game, ahead of only Bournemouth v Burnley in December 2019 (0.30)With 11 shots, that game (5 Sunderland, 6 Newcastle) had the lowest tally of any Premier League match since the start of 2023/24The hosts had won both of their Premier League games in March, beating Manchester United 2-1 and Chelsea 1-0. They last had a 100% winning month in the league (minimum 3 games) in November 2018 (3/3)Gordon scored in three consecutive appearances for the first time, with this his 175th top-flight matchEddie Howe became the first-ever Newcastle manager to lose both of his first two league games against SunderlandSunderlands run in the fixture (W8 D3) is the longest either side has had without defeat in the history of the fixture (Newcastle achieved 10, between 1985 and 1997)Having beaten Leeds 1-0 in their previous Premier League away game, Sunderland won consecutive away matches in the division for the first time since May 2014They last did so without conceding in October 1999Only Brighton (8 W3 D5) have avoided defeat in as many different Premier League games when conceding the first goal this season as Sunderland (8 W5 D3), who are also one of three teams not to lose when scoring first this term (W6 D4) along with Manchester United (W12 D6) and Nottingham Forest (W5 D2)Only Aston Villa (19) have won as many points from losing positions as Sunderland (19) in the Premier League this seasonNo team has dropped more points from winning positions than Newcastle (22)Le Bris became the second Sunderland manager to win both of his first two league Tyne-Wear derbies, after Gus Poyet in 2013/14 Topics: Eddie Howe Newcastle United F.C. 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