NEWCASTLE: As ninth-place Sunderland prepare to host 12th-place Newcastle United in the first Tyne-Wear Derby league fixture in nearly a decade, both sides will be trying to harness the hype in the right manner. While Newcastle earned a 3-0 win in a third-round FA Cup match in January 2024, the sides haven’t met in Premier League play since the 2015-16 campaign that ended with the Magpies’ relegation.

NEWCASTLE: As ninth-place Sunderland prepare to host 12th-place Newcastle United in the first Tyne-Wear Derby league fixture in nearly a decade, both sides will be trying to…

Sunderland and Newcastle United will meet in the Premier League on Sunday for the first time in nearly a decade as "two worlds collide".