Kenwyne Jones

By The Black Cats
January 31 2009

A complete guide to the 141st Tyne-Wear derby:

General news:
• Sunderland are currently 12th in the Barclays Premier League following their 1-0 win at home to Fulham on Tuesday night.
• They now stand on 26 points - five above the relegation zone and six from seventh-placed Wigan.
• Away from home, Sunderland have won three, drawn three and lost five, scoring 11 goals and conceding 17.
• League form guide: W D L D L W
• Phil Bardsley and Dean Whitehead both remain on four yellow cards and will get a one-game ban if they reach five before the end of February.

International round-up:
• George McCartney and David Healy have been called up by Northern Ireland for their World Cup qualifier against San Marino, away, on Wednesday February 11.
• Paul McShane has been called up by the Republic of Ireland for their World Cup qualifier against Georgia at Croke Park on Wednesday February 11.
• Marton Fulop has been called up by Hungary for a friendly against Israel in Tel Aviv on Wednesday February 11.
• Teemu Tainio has been called up by Finland for a game against Portugal on Wednesday February 11.
• Dwight Yorke, Carlos Edwards and Kenwyne Jones have all been called up by Trinidad and Tobago for a crucial World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Tuesday February 10.
• David Meyler has been called up by the Republic of Ireland Under-21s for a friendly against Germany in Cork on Tuesday February 10.
• Trevor Carson and Robbie Weir have been called up by Northern Ireland Under-21s for their game against Wales in Ballymena on Tuesday February 10.
• Niall McArdle has been called up by the Republic of Ireland Under-19s for two friendly games against Russia, in Russia, on Tuesday and Thursday February 10 and 12.
• Martyn Waghorn has been called up by England Under-19s for a friendly against Spain on Tuesday February 10.

The opposition:
• Newcastle were dealt a double injury blow in their 2-1 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday night, with Michael Owen and Joey Barton both suffering injuries. Owen has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a broken ankle bone, while midfielder Barton is out for around eight weeks with a broken toe.
• Goalkeeper Shay Given was unavailable on Wednesday night with a knee injury, while Charles N'Zogbia was also left behind with an ankle injury.
• Shola Ameobi has a chance of returning at the weekend, though, after missing the last two league games with a sprained ankle.
• Mark Viduka returned to training this week after missing the last three league games with a groin strain, but he remains a doubt for Sunday.
• Defender Claudio Cacapa also returned to training this week after recovering from a knee injury, but striker Obafemi Martins is very doubtful with a groin injury.
• Danny Guthrie remains a doubt with a hamstring injury, while Habib Beye is out with a knee injury.
• Alan Smith played for United's reserves last night after returning from a five-month ankle injury lay-off.
• Ignacio Gonzalez is out until March with an ankle injury and Hungarian Tamas Kadar is out for the rest of the season with a broken leg.
• Newcastle now haven't won a game in six after their defeat at City and remain 16th in the Barclays Premier League, three points behind Sunderland.
• They have won four games at home up to now this season, drawn four and lost three, scoring 18 goals and conceding 19.
• League form guide: W L L D L L
• Joe Kinnear has signed Danish striker Peter Lovenkrands from Schalke during the January transfer window.
• Newcastle signed five players last the summer, while allowing five to leave.
• Ins: Danny Guthrie (Liverpool, undisclosed), Jonas Gutierrez (Real Mallorca, undisclosed), Fabricio Coloccini (Deportivo La Coruna), Ignacio Gonzalez (Valencia, loan), Xisco (Deportivo la Coruna, undisclosed).
• Outs: Emre (Fenerbahce, undisclosed), David Rozehnal (Lazio, £2.9m), Peter Ramage (QPR, free), Abdoulaye Faye (Stoke £2.25m), James Milner (Aston Villa, £12m).
• Newcastle finished 12th in the Premier League last season - four points and three places above Sunderland - with 43 points.
• At home, they won eight games, drew five and lost six, scoring 25 goals and conceding 26.

Match officials:
• The referee on Sunday is Howard Webb, from South Yorkshire, who took charge of Sunderland's 2-0 win at home to Middlesbrough earlier this season.
• Mr Webb's assistants are Darren Cann and Dave Bryan, and the fourth official is Lee Mason.

Fancy a flutter?
• Newcastle are 13/10 favourites on Sunday, while Boylesports have priced Sunderland 11/5 and the draw at 9/4.
• First scorer (S'land): Cisse 13/2, Jones 7/1, Chopra 8/1, Healy 9/1, Diouf 12/1, Richardson 14/1, Reid 16/1, Malbranque 16/1.
• First scorer (Newcastle): Carroll 6/1, Martins 13/2, Ameobi 7/1, Lovenkrands 15/2, Duff 12/1, Guthrie 16/1, N'Zogbia 18/1, Butt 22/1, Geremi 22/1.
• For more odds go to www.boylesportssafc.com

How far?
• It's 12.5 miles from the Stadium of Light to St James' Park.

Sunderland-Newcastle, head-to-head:
• This is the 141st Wear-Tyne derby in all competitions, with Newcastle edging the previous encounters, winning 51. Sunderland have won 44, and there have been 45 draws.
• It's the 130th league-only meeting between the two sides, with Newcastle winning 49, Sunderland 41 and 39 draws.
• The last Sunderland win at St James' was on November 18, 2000, when second-half goals by Don Hutchison and Niall Quinn cancelled out Gary Speed's fourth-minute opener.
• Since then, though, Newcastle have won the last three, which followed a 1-1 draw in August 2001.
• Newcastle won 2-0 at St James' in this fixture last season, thanks to a Michael Owen brace.
• United have won 30 of the previous 64 league meetings at Newcastle, while Sunderland have won 20 and there have been 14 draws.

The last 10 meetings:
• Sunderland 2, Newcastle 1 (Premier League) 25.10.08
• Newcastle 2, Sunderland 0 (Premier League) 20.4.08
• Sunderland 1, Newcastle 1 (Premier League) 10.11.07
• Sunderland 1, Newcastle 4 (Premier League) 17.4.06
• Newcastle 3, Sunderland 2 (Premier League) 23.10.05
• Sunderland 0, Newcastle 1 (Premier League) 26.4.03
• Newcastle 2, Sunderland 0 (Premier League) 21.9.02
• Sunderland 0, Newcastle 1 (Premier League) 24.2.02
• Newcastle 1, Sunderland 1 (Premier League) 26.8.01
• Sunderland 1, Newcastle 1 (Premier League) 21.4.01

 from SAFC.com