Did you know?

• This will be the 147th Tyne-Wear derby. Newcastle have fared better in this fixture than their rivals winning 53 times to Sunderland’s 44.
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• The Black Cats have won this fixture just twice at home since 1980, with their last win coming in 200

8 where they ran out 2-1 victors.

• Alan Pardew’s side are unbeaten in the last five games between the two sides, winning twice and drawing three times.

• Sunderland haven’t kept a clean sheet in this fixture since 1990.

• Martin O’Neill’s side have attempted the least number of shots (27) of the least number of shots of allthe main leagues in Europe

• The Magpies are yet to win away from St James’ Park this season.

• Six of Newcastle’s eight goals in the Premier League have come from striker Demba Ba (pictured right), while all of Sunderland’s five top-flight strikes this season have come from Steven Fletcher.

• Both teams come into this game of the back of 3-0 defeats to teams from Manchester, as the Magpies were defeated at home by United while the Black Cats lost to City at the Etihad Stadium before the international break.

• This will be Newcastle’s 700th game in the Premier League, they’ve won 279 of those games, losing 231 whilst drawing 189.

• Sunderland’s Stephane Sessegnon has gone 14 top-flight games without finding the net with his last goal coming in March in a 3-1 win over QPR.