Barclays Premier League - Tyne-Wear Derby

You can't beat a good old derby match between two sides with genuine hate for each other, and Sunday we have it, with the Magpies against the Black Cats in the Tyne-Wear Derby. It's difficult to split the sides at the moment.

Newcastle have a long injury list with Sissoko the latest, but should have Cheick Tiote, Sammy Ameobi, Steven Taylor and Papiss Cisse available. 3^rd choice ‘keeper Alnwick has been passed fit after injuring his shoulder in mid-week.

Sunderland have drawn 10 of their 16 league games so far this season and I can see this one going the same way. Neither team will want to lose, for obvious reasons. The Black Cats have drawn 5 of their last 6 league games, either ending 0-0 or 1-1 (with the 4-1 defeat to City in between).

 

KEY STATS

There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Sunderland's last 6 games in the Premier League.

Sunderland are unbeaten in their last five Barclays Premier League games against Newcastle United (W3 D2), winning the last three in a row.

There have been five red cards in the last eight Premier League meetings between these two sides, though none in the last three. Anthony Taylor is the referee for this one, and he has given 56 yellow cards in 14 games (average of 4 per game), with just one red produced.

Newcastle have been leading at half-time in just one of their 16 Premier League games this season.

 

VERDICT & TIPS

SUN v NEW - DRAW    -    12/5 (BET365)        1-1     11/2 (BET365)