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🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖ī¸ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Newcastle 12 ¡ Sunderland 7
Referee Stats
Anthony Taylor
31 matches ¡ 3.39 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.39
Reds avg 0.03
Penalties avg 0.26
Over 4.5 cards 32%
Home wins 45%
Draws 23%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-17).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (60%).
  • Sunderland had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30
Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Sunderland (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.11
1.89
GF
0.89
1.58
GA
1.47
79%
O2.5
42%
79%
BTTS
47%
68%
Score 1st
21%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th
Sunderland rank7th
Newcastle points49
Sunderland points54
Newcastle: #12 ¡ 49 pts ¡ GD -2
29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sunderland: #7 ¡ 54 pts ¡ GD -6
24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals10-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sunderland last 5 away

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals10-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.579%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.579%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ¡ Over 1.5 95% ¡ Over 3.5 42% ¡ 1H BTTS 16%

Sunderland trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% ¡ Over 1.5 74% ¡ Over 3.5 16% ¡ 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%
Newcastle clean sheet at home16%
Sunderland score away58%
Sunderland clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%
Newcastle win after scoring first69%
Sunderland score first21%
Sunderland win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% ¡ Sunderland 38%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' ¡ Sunderland 35.0'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53
Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22
Sunderland score away0.89 vs 1.22
Sunderland concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Sunderland score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Sunderland are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
61-75 8
16-30 7
31-45 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 8
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

Sunderland goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
7
Total Shots
16
17
Shots off Goal
8
5
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
8
11
Shots Outside Box
8
6
Ball Possession
60%
40%
Corner Kicks
9
5
Fouls
8
19
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
6
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
398
257
Passes Accurate
324
184
Passes %
81%
72%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
6
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
6
Away
3
10' âšŊ
âšŊ
10' âšŊ Goal ¡ 1-0
A. Gordon
Normal Goal ¡ Assist: N. Woltemade
44'
44' T. Hume
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ S. Botman
1st substitution ¡ For: M. Thiaw
57' âšŊ
âšŊ
57' âšŊ Goal ¡ 1-1
C. Talbi
Normal Goal
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ N. Woltemade
2nd substitution ¡ For: J. Willock
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ A. Elanga
3rd substitution ¡ For: J. Murphy
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ K. Trippier
4th substitution ¡ For: T. Livramento
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ H. Barnes
5th substitution ¡ For: W. Osula
82'
82' O. Alderete
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ H. Diarra
1st substitution ¡ For: E. Le FÊe
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ A. Gordon
6th substitution ¡ For: Y. Wissa
90' âšŊ
âšŊ
90' âšŊ Goal ¡ 1-2
B. Brobbey
Normal Goal
90+1'
90+1' B. Brobbey
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ C. Talbi
2nd substitution ¡ For: Reinildo
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ B. Brobbey
3rd substitution ¡ For: Eliezer Mayenda
90+4'
90+4' L. Geertruida
90+4'
90+4' N. Sadiki
90+9'
90+9' Reinildo

Newcastle vs Sunderland 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sunderland beat Newcastle 2-1 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: Newcastle took an early lead at 10' when A. Gordon scored, with the assist credited to N. Woltemade, making the score 1-0. T. Hume received a yellow card for Sunderland at 44'.

Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 54', with S. Botman replacing M. Thiaw. Sunderland leveled the score at 57' when C. Talbi scored, making the score 1-1. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Woltemade replacing J. Willock. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 65', with A. Elanga replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 65', with K. Trippier replacing T. Livramento. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 76', with H. Barnes replacing W. Osula. O. Alderete received a yellow card for Sunderland at 82'. Sunderland made their 1st substitution at 85', with H. Diarra replacing E. Le FÊe. Newcastle made their 6th substitution at 89', with A. Gordon replacing Y. Wissa. Sunderland took the lead at 90' when B. Brobbey scored, making the score 1-2. B. Brobbey received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90+1'. Sunderland made their 2nd substitution at 90+3', with C. Talbi replacing Reinildo. Sunderland made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with B. Brobbey replacing Eliezer Mayenda. L. Geertruida received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90+4'. N. Sadiki received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90+4'. Reinildo received a yellow card for Sunderland at 90+9'.

Newcastle used 6 substitutions while Sunderland used 3 substitutions. Sunderland got 6 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-17).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (60%).
  • Sunderland had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Newcastle vs Sunderland Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
22 Mar 2026 Newcastle vs Sunderland 1 - 2 14 Dec 2025 Sunderland vs Newcastle 1 - 0
2015-2016 Season
20 Mar 2016 Newcastle vs Sunderland 1 - 1 25 Oct 2015 Sunderland vs Newcastle 3 - 0
2014-2015 Season
05 Apr 2015 Sunderland vs Newcastle 1 - 0 21 Dec 2014 Newcastle vs Sunderland 0 - 1