Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 1 February 2009
Result
Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland
Premier League · Sunday 1 February 2009, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1
Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland: match report
Newcastle United drew with Sunderland 1-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 1 February 2009. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Djibril Cissé opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Newcastle United's goal came from Shola Ameobi (67'). Sunderland scored through Djibril Cissé (32').
Discipline: Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards; Sunderland received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Newcastle United were 17th on 23 points from 23 and Sunderland 13th on 26 points from 23. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 18th with 34 points, and Sunderland 16th with 36.
Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sunderland in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Newcastle United wins, 3 draws and 1 for Sunderland.
Going into the match Newcastle United's last five read L-L-D-L-L and Sunderland's W-L-D-L-D.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Phil Bardsley
- 23'Yellow card · Nicky Butt
- 32'Goal · Djibril Cissé
- 35'Yellow card · Kieran Richardson
- 53'Yellow card · Damien Duff
- 66'Yellow card · George McCartney
- 67'Goal · Shola Ameobi
- 67'Yellow card · Anton Ferdinand
Head-to-head
Team news
Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)
Damien Duff, Steve Harper, José Enrique, Sebastien Bassong, Steven Taylor, Jonás Gutiérrez, Shola Ameobi, Andy Carroll, Fabricio Coloccini, Kevin Nolan, Nicky Butt
Sunderland line-up (4-4-2)
Marton Fulop, Phil Bardsley, George McCartney, Kieran Richardson, Danny Collins, Anton Ferdinand, Dean Whitehead, Carlos Edwards, Steed Malbranque, Djibril Cissé, Kenwyne Jones