Sunderland savoured their sweetest victory in years on Monday (AEDT), beating Newcastle United 1-0 in a Premier League derby that served as excellent revenge for a painful FA Cup humiliation in 2024.
Sunderland’s triumph on the Stadium of Mild was sealed by an unlucky personal objective from Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade, lifting the hosts to seventh place and inside two factors of the highest 4.
The victory was significantly candy for defender Dan Ballard, who had scored an personal objective in Sunderland’s crushing 3-0 FA Cup defeat by Newcastle in January 2024 – the groups’ solely assembly since 2016 earlier than this energetic encounter.
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Nick Woltemade of Newcastle United reacts to conceding an personal objective. Getty
“You can’t describe (the sensation). It was so painful (dropping at dwelling to Newcastle) for the gamers and for the followers. We felt we had allow them to down, so we’re delighted with this win,” Ballard stated.
“It ready us extra for at the moment. We got here in with extra high quality on this crew, actual leaders. We caught in there, fought actually laborious, and I assumed we deserved the win.
“There was not a lot within the recreation by way of probabilities. If you go a objective forward, it is about recreation administration, and I assumed we did that very properly. The boys had been good.”
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A Wearside tefoil displaying a black cat and a magpie. Getty
BLACK CATS vs MAGPIES
Sunderland made their emotions crystal clear earlier than kickoff, unfurling an enormous banner displaying a ferocious black cat pouncing on a terrified magpie – in reference to Newcastle’s nickname.
The house aspect’s contempt was additional displayed on the digital scoreboard, which changed Newcastle’s identify and crest with only one phrase – ‘Guests.’
When the sport kicked off, Newcastle huffed and puffed to no avail whereas Sunderland regarded extra prone to rating as they piled on the stress all through the match.
The LED scoreboard at Stadium of Mild. Getty
When the ultimate whistle blew, Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris was mobbed by his teaching employees whereas the house crowd, who had additionally given Woltemade a cheeky standing ovation when he was substituted, erupted.
Sunderland even replicated Newcastle’s crew picture in entrance of the away finish in 2024 by taking their very own image in entrance of the Roker Finish.
“We’ll get pleasure from this outcome, however I’m glad for the gamers, the membership and the followers as a result of they deserve it,” Le Bris stated.
The Sunderland gamers have fun victory with a crew image on the pitch. Getty
“I understood what this recreation meant to the folks of the neighborhood actually rapidly; it was in all probability on the primary day after I arrived.
“I’m glad for the followers as a result of it was an essential recreation for them, and so they had been a part of the method at the moment.
“It’s so gratifying to really feel this vitality and assist.”
Elsewhere, Manchester Metropolis maintained their squeeze on Arsenal on the prime of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace, a outcome that retains Pep Guardiola’s aspect lurking two factors behind the leaders and able to pounce.
At Selhurst Park, Erling Haaland scored twice, and Phil Foden added one other as second-placed Metropolis, who’ve 34 factors, stayed in contact with Arsenal, who wanted two personal objectives in a nervy 2-1 win over rock-bottom Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Haaland met Matheus Nunes’ cross with a thundering header after 41 minutes, and Foden doubled the lead when he fired previous Henderson from the sting of the field within the 69th.
Haaland sealed the victory from the penalty spot late on after goalkeeper Dean Henderson fouled Savinho.
“Erling is a ahead to attain the objectives, however within the second half, he retains the ball,” Guardiola stated.
“He was capable of include conditions. He helped us be collectively. Within the second half, he was excellent.”
ROGERS DOUBLE LIFTS VILLA TO VICTORY
At London Stadium, Morgan Rogers struck twice in a 3-2 win to place Aston Villa on 33 factors in third spot. West Ham’s sixth dwelling defeat of the season left them third from backside with 13 factors.
Villa conceded after 29 seconds as Mateus Fernandes punished a mistake by Ezri Konsa, and the away aspect trailed 2-1 on the interval earlier than Rogers took issues into his personal arms.
He drilled dwelling an equaliser 5 minutes after the break after which smashed a dipping drive previous keeper Alphonse Areola late on to seal the factors.
Villa had cancelled out West Ham’s early opener within the tenth minute with defender Konstantinos Mavropanos credited with an personal objective, however Jarrod Bowen put the hosts again in entrance.
“We would have liked to maintain calm and be constant and demanding in our recreation plan,” Villa boss Unai Emery stated.
“I like how the gamers are responding, how they’re getting the challenges we’re sending within the dressing room, however now the whole lot is finished, and we go once more.”
On the Metropolis Floor, Callum Hudson-Odoi bagged a double in a 3-0 win, and Ibrahim Sangare added a late objective to raise Nottingham Forest 5 factors away from the hazard zone in sixteenth. Tottenham Hotspur are eleventh on 22 factors.
“The gamers are wanting fitter, sharper, and I do know we’ve got high quality right here; it was on present at the moment,” Forest boss Sean Dyche stated.
“It is usually about constructing the fundamentals. The gamers are doing it brilliantly. We’re constructing that squad mentality.”
Leeds United salvaged some extent within the late recreation after Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck within the 82nd minute, heading dwelling Wilfried Gnonto’s cross for a 1-1 draw in opposition to Brentford.
The objective cancelled out Jordan Henderson’s strike within the seventieth minute.
Leeds are seventeenth within the standings, three factors above the relegation zone, whereas Brentford are 14th on 20 factors.
