Newcastle United 5-1 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 31 October 2010

Result

Newcastle United 5-1 Sunderland

Premier League · Sunday 31 October 2010, 13:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Newcastle United 5-1 Sunderland: match report

Newcastle United defeated Sunderland 5-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 31 October 2010. The half-time score was 3-0.

Kevin Nolan opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Kevin Nolan (26'), Kevin Nolan (34'), Shola Ameobi (45+3', penalty), Shola Ameobi (70') and Kevin Nolan (75'). Sunderland scored through Darren Bent (90').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards; Sunderland received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 12th on 11 points from 9 and Sunderland 9th on 12 points from 9. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 12th with 46 points, and Sunderland 10th with 47.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sunderland in a 4-4-1-1.

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 W-D-L-L-W and Sunderland's W-D-D-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · Cheik TioteNewcastle United
  • 15'Yellow card · Andy CarrollNewcastle United
  • 26'Goal · Kevin NolanNewcastle United · 1-0
  • 32'Yellow card · S. MalbranqueSunderland
  • 34'Goal · Kevin NolanNewcastle United · 2-0
  • 43'Yellow card · Nedum OnuohaSunderland
  • 44'Yellow card · Danny SimpsonNewcastle United
  • 45+3'Penalty goal · Shola AmeobiNewcastle United · 3-0
  • 53'Red card · Titus BrambleSunderland
  • 63'Yellow card · Phil BardsleySunderland
  • 68'Yellow card · L. CattermoleSunderland
  • 70'Goal · Shola AmeobiNewcastle United · 4-0
  • 73'Yellow card · Michael TurnerSunderland
  • 75'Goal · Kevin NolanNewcastle United · 5-0
  • 82'Yellow card · John MensahSunderland
  • 90'Goal · Darren BentSunderland · 5-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 6, draws 3, Sunderland 1.

Team news

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)

Tim Krul, José Enrique, Mike Williamson, Danny Simpson, Jonás Gutiérrez, Cheik Tiote, Andy Carroll, Shola Ameobi, Fabricio Coloccini, Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton

Sunderland line-up (4-4-1-1)

Simon Mignolet, Phil Bardsley, Michael Turner, Nedum Onuoha, Titus Bramble, Lee Cattermole, Steed Malbranque, Jordan Henderson, Ahmed Eissa El Mohamady Abdel Fattah, Darren Bent, Danny Welbeck