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 aim from Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade, lifting the hosts to seventh place and inside two factors of the highest 4.
The victory was notably candy for defender Dan Ballard, who had scored an personal aim 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 aim. Getty
“You can not describe (the sensation). It was so painful (dropping at house 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 mentioned.
“It ready us extra for right this moment. We got here in with extra high quality on this staff, actual leaders. We caught in there, fought actually laborious, and I believed we deserved the win.
“There was not a lot within the recreation by way of possibilities. Whenever you go a aim forward, it is about recreation administration, and I believed we did that very nicely. The boys had been good.”
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A Wearside tefoil exhibiting a black cat and a magpie. Getty
BLACK CATS vs MAGPIES
Sunderland made their emotions crystal clear earlier than kickoff, unfurling an enormous banner exhibiting a ferocious black cat pouncing on a terrified magpie – in reference to Newcastle’s nickname.
The house facet’s contempt was additional displayed on the digital scoreboard, which changed Newcastle’s title and crest with only one phrase – ‘Guests.’
When the sport kicked off, Newcastle huffed and puffed to no avail whereas Sunderland seemed extra more likely 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 workers whereas the house crowd, who had additionally given Woltemade a cheeky standing ovation when he was substituted, erupted.
Sunderland even replicated Newcastle’s staff 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 consequence, however I’m glad for the gamers, the membership and the followers as a result of they deserve it,” Le Bris mentioned.
The Sunderland gamers have fun victory with a staff image on the pitch. Getty
“I understood what this recreation meant to the folks of the group actually shortly; 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 vital recreation for them, they usually had been a part of the method right this moment.
“It’s so fulfilling to really feel this vitality and help.”
Elsewhere, Manchester Metropolis maintained their squeeze on Arsenal on the prime of the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace, a consequence that retains Pep Guardiola’s facet 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 targets 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 targets, however within the second half, he retains the ball,” Guardiola mentioned.
“He was capable of comprise 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 house 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 facet trailed 2-1 on the interval earlier than Rogers took issues into his personal fingers.
He drilled house 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 aim, 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 mentioned.
“I like how the gamers are responding, how they’re getting the challenges we’re sending within the dressing room, however now all the things 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 aim to carry Nottingham Forest 5 factors away from the hazard zone in sixteenth. Tottenham Hotspur are eleventh on 22 factors.
“The gamers are trying fitter, sharper, and I do know now we have high quality right here; it was on present right this moment,” Forest boss Sean Dyche mentioned.
“It is typically about constructing the fundamentals. The gamers are doing it brilliantly. We’re constructing that squad mentality.”
Leeds United salvaged a degree within the late recreation after Dominic Calvert-Lewin struck within the 82nd minute, heading house Wilfried Gnonto’s cross for a 1-1 draw towards Brentford.
The aim 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.
