The Facebook comments suggesting the 'Unwashed' had caused major damage at St James' Park are well wide of the mark.
Newcastle United were quick to put the situation into perspective, and praise the Sunderland supporters.
Only one seat was damaged in the stadium and a small number of ceiling tiles broken in the toilets.
The club’s head of security Steve Storey: “With the exception of a very small number of incidents, fans from both clubs throughout the stadium were very well behaved before, during and after the game.
“The level of damage in the away area was low even for a regular fixture, let alone a highly charged derby match.
“I commend the behaviour of all supporters at the game yesterday, including the vast majority of the 2,650 Sunderland fans, who showed respect for the away area of the ground.”
However a Metro train was vandalised as it took Sunderland fans to yesterday’s Tyne- Wear derby match.
Windows were smashed, while carriage roofs and light fittings were damaged on the train, which travelled through South Tyneside Metro stations at East Boldon, Brockley Whins, and Fellgate.
Police say the damage was the only major incident on a day when the majority of supporters were well behaved.
The attack was described as “mindless vandalism” by Metro owners Nexus, which put on the special service to transport football supporters to and from the match, at Newcastle’s St James’s Park.
A spokesman said: “The vast majority of fans on the Metro yesterday were in good spirits but well behaved. It’s a shame there tends to be a minority intent on causing trouble.
“It’s doubly disappointing when this train was put on especially for Sunderland fans to go to the game, and we even ran extra services because of the volume of passengers.”
Police say 18 people were arrested on the day.
This included two on suspicion of assault, and others for alcohol-related offences.
Northumbria Police Assistant Chief Constable Steve Ashman said: “Public safety is always our No 1 priority during any football match and this means any individual or groups causing trouble will be dealt with.
“The crowd was mainly good-natured and only interested in the action on the pitch, and we’d like to thank them for their behaviour.
“Those who did cause trouble should be warned we will be carrying out extensive enquiries to identify them.”