Saturday's derby could be the last time for a while in which Newcastle and Sunderland meet for a while!
They certainly won't face eachother in the league for at least a year (probably more!!) and a tie with Sunderland in the cup is less than likely!
Anyway, back to the match. What a start! Alan Shearer netted a goal in the first minute, only for it to be dissallowed. The linesman's flag went up, and a freekick was given to Sunderland. Why??
Meanwhile, Andy O'Brien seemed to have a broken nose and had to leave the pitch covered in blood in just the 19th minute. Steve Caldwell was the man to come on.
Newcastle's midfield seemed to dominate the middle of the field, with Kieron Dyer causing mayhem making runs left, right and centre.
Hugo Viana made a challenge on Darren Williams, who went straight for the Portuguese winger. Heads touched and the fans were getting stuck into the game. The referee had no choice but to put them both in the book. (Well, he did have a choice, but if he wanted to play by the book then he made the right descision!)
You would have thought that Viana would have been more calmer and careful from now on, but after refusing to move back for the free-kick, he could easily have been sent off. He was lucky.
Before we were even 25 minutes into the match, Alan Shearer - who is currently leading our Player of the Season Poll - went down holding his right ankle. It seemed injured, so Shola Ameobi ("The Lanki Bambi" - According to Sir Bobby) replaced him.
Before half time, Craig Bellamy went down in the Sunderland box and the referee had to give the penalty - "Thank you very much!", said The Welsh Whippet
Who took the penalty then? With no Shearer on the field, Nobby Solano took up the challenge. CHALLENGE?? All you have to do is put the ball past Sorensen!
And that is just what he did!
Half Time: Sunderland 0 Newcastle Utd 1
The second half was frantic. Dyer caused havoc in the Sunderland box, but failed to hit the target. Ameobi also fired a few over the bar.
Viana was replaced by Olivier Bernard, before he got himself sent off! Tackles were flying in hard.
Sunderland did give themselves something to cheer about though. However, only for 10 secs before the referee came to the rescue! Sunderland swung the ball into the Newcastle penalty area and Caldwell won it.
The ball did not go far though and Kevin Kyle challenged Given and headed the ball into the net. The Stadium of Light erupted, only for the referee to give a foul on the keeper.
Ha Ha Ha!
A well deserved win for The Magpies.
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