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His Majesty’s Sky Sports person 10 hours of unrecorded shot connected today, including Tottenham v Forest, and nan Milk Cup final. Jamie Carragher looks for illustration he wants to spell location already.
Louise Taylor
Eddie Howe has asked his Newcastle players to attack nan Tyne-Wear derby arsenic if “their lives dangle connected winning it”. Howe is hopeless to extremity not simply his club’s 10-game winless tally successful convention meetings pinch Sunderland but avenge nan December conclusion astatine nan Stadium of Light erstwhile Nick Woltemade’s spectacular ain extremity gave Régis Le Bris’s broadside victory. While overmuch whitethorn beryllium contingent connected nan psychological fallout of Newcastle’s 7-2 Champions League conclusion astatine Barcelona connected Wednesday night, injuries could besides style nan outcome. While Howe is hoping Sandro Tonali tin flooded a groin problem, Le Bris waits to spot whether a raft of cardinal players successful Robin Roefs, Nordi Mukiele, Dan Ballard, Reinildo and Enzo Le Fée will beryllium fresh to commencement astatine St James’ Park. Goals person not precisely been free-flowing for Sunderland successful caller weeks but their head tin only beryllium heartened by Newcastle’s nonaccomplishment to support a cleanable expanse successful each but 5 of their past 35 games.
Teams
Sandro Tonali and Malick Thiaw are nan 2 players to driblet retired of Eddie Howe’s starting lineup from nan midweek brushwood against Barcelona. Sven Botman and Nick Woltemade are in.
One alteration for Sunderland pursuing past weekend’s conclusion by Brighton: Luke O’Nien in, Dan Ballard out.
Newcastle: Ramsdale, Trippier, Botman, Burn, Hall, Ramsey, Joelinton, Woltemade, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes. Substitutes: Pope, Wissa, Thiaw, Osula, Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Willock, Alex Murphy, Neave.
Sunderland: Ellborg, Geertruida, O’Nien, Alderete, Hume, Xhaka, Rigg, Diarra, Sadiki, Talbi, Brobbey. Substitutes: Moore, Cirkin, Mayenda, Mandava, Isidor, Mukiele, Le Fee, Harrison Jones, Jenson Jones.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Preamble
It’s a large week for Newcastle. Some mightiness opportunity massive. They initially gave an fantabulous relationship of themselves against Barcelona connected Wednesday, trailing 3-2 aft an enthralling first half. The 2nd half did not spell truthful well. Eddie Howe’s men were eventually beaten 7-2 connected nan night and 8-3 connected aggregate, overwhelmed by Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and co.
The sporting situation against Sunderland will beryllium rather different – let’s beryllium honest, they person a somewhat little free-flowing style than Barça – but if Eddie Howe’s broadside tin execute a first top-flight triumph against nan Black Cats since 2010, nan Camp Nou capitulation will beryllium forgiven and forgotten.
Régis Le Bris and his Sunderland players get pinch nan inducement that 3 points would spot them leapfrog Newcastle: nan Magpies are 11th, connected 42pts, today’s visitors are 13th, sitting connected nan symbolic fig of 40. History is perfectly connected Sunderland’s side, successful that they person won 7 and drawn 3 of nan past 10 convention meetings betwixt these sides. Howe will dream history counts for thing this afternoon.
Kick-off: 12pm GMT
