Newcastle are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League matches against rivals Sunderland – winning five.
Sunderland have not kept a clean sheet against Newcastle in the Premier League in each of their 13 meetings.
In the Premier League at St James Park, the record is level – Sunderland winning twice, Newcastle winning twice and two draws.
Newcastle are unbeaten against the other teams in the bottom half of the table at St James Park this season – won five, drawn three.
The Magpies have kept three clean sheets in their last four league games after keeping just four in their first 30 games.
Sunderland have the worst shooting accuracy in the top flight – hitting the target with just 38% of attempts.
Sunderland ended a run of 24 Premier League away games without a win with back to back victories on the road.
The Black Cats have only ever won three away games in a row once in Premier League history and that run contained a 2-1 win over Newcastle at St James Park.
In the head to heads between the teams in the bottom half, Newcastle have taken the most points – 30 – while Sunderland have taken the second highest tally 26.
A win for Sunderland would take them above Newcastle in the table on goal difference.
Newcastle United v Sunderland
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Re: Newcastle United v Sunderland
i dno what to watch!! the beggining of this or end of Villapires7 wrote:Owen on taget 1-0 5mins in
