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Newcastle Utd. are ready to welcome Sunderland to St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 69 games played, Magpies have recorded 29 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 21 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was more than three years back, in September 2002, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 2-0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 24 Feb | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 26 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Sunderland | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 in the wrong end.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Black Cats's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 9 points from their 9 games played so far, Sunderland are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Newcastle Utd., and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |