Sunderland vs Newcastle United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNick 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland).
- 1': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United).
- 7': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 13': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 14': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 14': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
- 14': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland).
- 15': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
- 22': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
- 23': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Sunderland).
- 23': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
- 27': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
- 27': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 29': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
- 34': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland).
- 34': Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
- 42': Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Dan Burn because of an injury.
- 43': Attempt missed. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tino Livramento with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 46': Own Goal by Nick Woltemade, Newcastle United. Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 54': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
- 56': Foul by Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland).
- 56': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 57': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
- 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.
- 59': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
- 59': Robin Roefs (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland). Assisted by Joe Willock.
- 67': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robin Roefs (Sunderland).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 68': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
- 69': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bertrand Traoré.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
- 70': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 73': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by Omar Alderete.
- 73': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 75': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United).
- 75': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Nick Woltemade.
- 77': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Lewis Miley (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
- 82': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 83': Substitution, Sunderland. Romaine Mundle replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Lewis Miley (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 86': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
- 86': Enzo Le Fée (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 87': Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Romaine Mundle.
- 90'+3': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
- 90'+3': Robin Roefs (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Sunderland).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Newcastle United 0.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,158
Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 47,158
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | +21 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | +25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 17 | +9 | 36 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | +12 | 29 |
Line-Ups
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 | Valentino Livramento |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 67 | Lewis Miley |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 27 | Nick Woltemade |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 20 | Anthony Elanga |
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