Sunderland entertain Newcastle United this weekend with the Black Cats looking to make it 6 in a row as they search for their first win of the season. Newcastle come in the Tyne-Wear derby full of confidence following their 6-2 win over Norwich last week, whilst the Black Cats controverially lost 1-0 to West Brom in Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge.
Kick-off – Sunday 25th October at noon
Venue – Stadium of Light
Last Season – Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle
Potential Sunderland Squad – Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, O’Shea, Kaboul, Yedlin, Coates, Van Aanholt, Rodwell, Larsson, Cattermole, Lens, Gomez, Toivonen, M’Vila, Johnson, Borini, Graham, Fletcher, Defoe
Injuries: Matthews (Ankle)
Potential Newcastle United Squad: Woodman, Elliot, Williamson, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Janmaat, Haïdara, Lascelles, Colback,Tiote, Anita, Perez, Sissoko, De Jong, Cissé, Wijnaldum, Thauvin, Gouffran, Mitrovic.
Injuries: Mbabu (Hamstring), Aarons (Calf), Krul (Knee).
Read Sunderland’s Prediction:
Sunderland need to win this game, it will be a tight affair with either team winning by one goal.
Sunderland 2-1 Newcastle.
