Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 20 March 2016

Result

Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland

Premier League · Sunday 20 March 2016, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Newcastle United · Sunderland · Premier League predictions

Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland: match report

Newcastle United drew with Sunderland 1-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 20 March 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Jermain Defoe opened the scoring in the 44th minute. Newcastle United's goal came from Aleksandar Mitrović (83'). Sunderland scored through Jermain Defoe (44').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards; Sunderland received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 19th on 23 points from 29 and Sunderland 18th on 24 points from 29. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 18th with 37 points, and Sunderland 17th with 37.

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 1 Newcastle United win, 3 draws and 6 for Sunderland.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Yellow card · Jack ColbackNewcastle United
  • 36'Yellow card · Daryl JanmaatNewcastle United
  • 44'Goal · Jermain DefoeSunderland · 0-1
  • 52'Yellow card · J. ShelveyNewcastle United
  • 83'Goal · Aleksandar MitrovićNewcastle United · 1-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Aleksandar MitrovićNewcastle United
  • 90'Yellow card · Vito MannoneSunderland

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Robert Elliot, Daryl Janmaat, Paul Dummett, Jamaal Lascelles, Georginio Wijnaldum, Moussa Sissoko, Jonjo Shelvey, Ayoze Pérez, Jack Colback, Fabricio Coloccini

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

Vito Mannone, Patrick van Aanholt, Lamine Koné, Yann M'Vila, Lee Cattermole, Fabio Borini, Wahbi Khazri, Jan Kirchhoff, Jack Rodwell