Sunderland v Newcastle LIVE: FA Cup result and reaction as Alexander Isak sends Magpies through

Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle: Eddie Howe’s men triumphed in the Tyne-Wear derby to reach next round of FA Cup

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Newcastle advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a professional and dominant performance against Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby at ths Stadium of Light.

Fielding a strong team after three successive defeats, the Magpies started on the front foot creating a chance for Sean Longstaff inside the opening two minutes. Anthony Pattinson kept out the shot but the visitors never looked back. Twice more Longstaff had opportunities to score but the opener came from an own-goal as Dan Ballard deflected Joelinton’s pass into his own net.

That sent Newcastle ahead before the break but Sunderland were unable to respond. Immediately after the restart Miguel Almiron picked Pierre Ekwah’s pocket to set up Alexander Isak for the second and from there it was plain sailing. A late penalty was converted by Isak who bagged a brace and secured the victory for Eddie Howe’s men.

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Sunderland vs Newcastle LIVE

• Newcastle defeat Sunderland 3-0 in the FA Cup third round
• Hosts came under fire for decorating bar in Newcastle colours before the match
• 90’ GOAL! - Isak converts from the spot (SUN 0-3 NEW)
• 88’ PENALTY! - Gordon brought down by Ballard in the box (SUN 0-2 NEW)
• 73’ SAVE! - Dubravka leaps to his right to palm away Pritchard’s shto (SUN 0-2 NEW)
• 46’ GOAL! - Isak scores immediately after the break (SUN 0-2 NEW)
• 35’ GOAL! - Ballard deflects a pass into his own goal (SUN 0-1 NEW)
• 33’ CHANCE! - Longstaff blasts over the crossbar (SUN 0-0 NEW)
• 2’ SAVE! - Patterson denies Longstaff from close range (SUN 0-0 NEW)

[6 January 2024 13:00 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle

15 mins: Kierand Trippier lines up a shot after Newcastle win a free kick. It’s a long, long way out from goal but he goes for it anyway and hits the wall.

The ball manages to burst through the defenders but all the pace is taken off the ball but bounces up gently for Anthony Patterson to cling onto.

[6 January 2024 12:58 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle

12 mins: Sunderland are playing aggressively now and pushing up the pitch when they sense an opportunity to put the Newcastle defence in trouble.

Dan Burn manages to hold off an enterprising run from Trai Hume before Kieran Trippier is fed the ball on the right side. He goes forward and looks to cross but Alex Pritchard gets across and hoofs the ball into the stands.

[6 January 2024 12:55 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle

9 mins: Oh my! Pierre Ekwah floats a lovely diagonal ball over the top as Jack Clarke comes inside from the left wing.

He nips in behind the last Newcastle defender but the ball skips on after it bounces and he can’t reach it before it crosses the line for a Newcastle goal kick.

[6 January 2024 12:53 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle

6 mins: There’s a break in play as one of the assistant referees needs to change his communications pack which has stopped working.

Sunderland were just building up a bit of steam to respond to Newcastle’s quick start but they’ll have to start again now.

[6 January 2024 12:49 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle

2 mins: Save! Anthony Patterson is called into action early on as Newcastle start brightly. The corner is headed away by Jobe Bellingham but the visitors came back at Sunderland immediately.

Kieran Trippier lifts a cross into the box from the right wher Sean Longstaff gets his head to the ball and nods it at goal. Pattersno reacts quickly to stick out a hand. He keeps the ball out and the host scurry it away.

[6 January 2024 12:47 · Mike Jones]

Kick off! Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle

Newcastle get the ball rolling for this derby. They send it i back to the defence before booting it long. Miguel Almiron collects the ball over on the right side of the pitch and wins an early corner.

[6 January 2024 12:42 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland vs Newcastle

The players make their way out onto the pitch at the Stadium of Light.

This should be a great game with chances at both ends. Newcastle are perhaps favourites given their Premier League status but Sunderland have the better record from recent encounters.

Which way will this one go? Kick off is up next...

[6 January 2024 12:40 · Mike Jones]

Eddie Howe needs a turning point as he faces crunch moment in Newcastle reign

A derby defeat to Sunderland finished off a Newcastle United manager who had reached a cup final the previous season. His team were on a losing run, he compounded it with a disastrous team selection and a loss to local rivals. He left a few days later.

Eddie Howe, it is safe to say, has rarely been compared to Ruud Gullit. He proved the first Newcastle manager since the Dutchman to take United to Wembley, and also lost to Manchester United there, but the similarities are otherwise superficial. Sunderland do not hold such immediate peril for him: not when the vast majority of the Newcastle fanbase appreciates his overachievement in the two years before a disastrous last month and when he retains the backing of the club’s powerbrokers; or the more known quantities, at least, such as co-owner Amanda Staveley and director of football Dan Ashworth.

If more mystique surrounds the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, which has an 80 per cent stake in the club, then its governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan went on the record saying Newcastle had outperformed last season. For now, the mood music around Howe is supportive. The realist in him knows that seven defeats in eight is a wretched run for a club with such vaunting ambition. The worst-case scenario is it becomes 10 out of 11, given the forthcoming league matches against Manchester City and Aston Villa, that a slide becomes terminal. Sunderland was the endgame for Gullit. Howe could do with it proving the start of a revival. Newcastle need it to be a turning point. “It has to,” he said on Monday.

[6 January 2024 12:35 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland vs Newcastle

Sunderland have been eliminated from their last four FA Cup ties against Premier League opponents since a 1-0 against Southampton in February 2014. When playing in a lower division they haven’t beaten a Premier League side in the competition since January 2005 (2-1 vs Crystal Palace).

[6 January 2024 12:30 · Mike Jones]

Sunderland vs Newcastle

Newcastle have lost their last four FA Cup matches. That have gone out at the third round stage in each of the last three seasons, with defeats against opponents from a lower division in each of the last two.