Newcastle United 0-1 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 21 December 2014

Result

Newcastle United 0-1 Sunderland

Premier League · Sunday 21 December 2014, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Newcastle United 0-1 Sunderland: match report

Newcastle United lost to Sunderland 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 21 December 2014. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Adam Johnson of Sunderland in the 90th minute.

Discipline: Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards; Sunderland received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 9th on 23 points from 16 and Sunderland 17th on 16 points from 16. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 15th with 39 points, and Sunderland 17th with 38.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-1-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newcastle United wins, 4 draws and 4 for Sunderland.

Going into the match Newcastle United's last five read L-W-D-L-W and Sunderland's D-D-L-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Yellow card · Sebastián CoatesSunderland
  • 9'Yellow card · Fabricio ColocciniNewcastle United
  • 24'Yellow card · Cheik TioteNewcastle United
  • 25'Yellow card · Jack ColbackNewcastle United
  • 39'Yellow card · Connor WickhamSunderland
  • 56'Yellow card · L. CattermoleSunderland
  • 69'Yellow card · John O'SheaSunderland
  • 90'Goal · Adam JohnsonSunderland · 0-1
  • 90'Yellow card · P. DummettNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 2, draws 4, Sunderland 4.

Team news

Newcastle United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jak Alnwick, Daryl Janmaat, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Paul Dummett, Cheik Tiote, Jack Colback, Sammy Ameobi, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran, Ayoze Pérez

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

Costel Pantilimon, Santiago Vergini, John O'Shea, Wes Brown, Sebastián Coates, Lee Cattermole, Adam Johnson, Sebastian Larsson, Jordi Gómez, Connor Wickham, Steven Fletcher