Newcastle United 1-2 Sunderland: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 22 March 2026

Result

Newcastle United 1-2 Sunderland

Premier League · Sunday 22 March 2026, 12:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Newcastle United · Sunderland · Premier League predictions

Newcastle United 1-2 Sunderland: match report

Newcastle United lost to Sunderland 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 22 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

Anthony Gordon opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Newcastle United's goal came from Anthony Gordon (10'). Sunderland scored through Chemsdine Talbi (57') and Brian Brobbey (90').

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

Going into the game Newcastle United were 11th on 42 points from 30 and Sunderland 13th on 40 points from 30. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 12th with 49 points, and Sunderland 7th with 54.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sunderland in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Chris Rigg of Sunderland (7.8), ahead of Anthony Gordon (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Newcastle United wins, 3 draws and 7 for Sunderland.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Anthony GordonNewcastle United · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Trai HumeSunderland
  • 57'Goal · Chemsdine TalbiSunderland · 1-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Omar AldereteSunderland
  • 90'Goal · Brian BrobbeySunderland · 1-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Brian BrobbeySunderland
  • 90+1'Yellow card · JoelintonNewcastle United
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Lutsharel GeertruidaSunderland
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Noah SadikiSunderland
  • 90+9'Yellow card · Reinildo MandavaSunderland

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 0, draws 3, Sunderland 7.

Team news

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

Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall, Joelinton, Jacob Ramsey, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Harvey Barnes, Anthony Gordon

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

Melker Ellborg, Lutsharel Geertruida, Luke O'Nien, Omar Alderete, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka, Chris Rigg, Habib Diarra, Noah Sadiki, Chemsdine Talbi, Brian Brobbey