A distinct supervisor and an virtually utterly completely different workforce – however somebody at Sunderland wasn’t going to neglect in a rush.
Almost two years in the past, after the Magpies celebrated with a full squad {photograph} on the pitch in entrance of their jubilant supporters.
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This time it was the flip of the Black Cats.
Nick Woltemade’s personal objective was sufficient over their rivals within the first Premier League Tyne-Put on derby since 2016 – and the hosts celebrated at full-time by recreating Newcastle’s snap shot.
When requested who instructed the thought, Black Cats supervisor Regis le Bris smiled and easily mentioned: “At all times unpredictable, artistic, adaptive.”
Defender Dan Ballard, who scored an personal objective in that 2024 FA Cup tie, was the one Sunderland participant to start out in each video games.
He revealed how he desperately needed to avenge the loss, telling Sky Sports activities: “You can’t describe [the feeling]. It was so painful [losing to Newcastle] for the gamers and for the followers so we felt we had allow them to down so we’re delighted with this win.
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“It ready us extra for in the present day. We got here in with extra high quality on this workforce, actual leaders, we caught in there, fought actually laborious and I believed we deserved the win.”
Sunderland recreated this image from Newcastle’s 2024 FA Cup victory over the Black Cats [Getty Images]
‘Derbies it’s a must to win, it doesn’t matter how’
Seventh-placed Sunderland are having fun with an outstanding return to the highest flight following promotion by way of the play-offs final season.
The Black Cats have 26 factors in 16 video games, their most at this stage of a Premier League marketing campaign since 2000-01 (additionally 26), once they went on to complete seventh.
They’re but to lose within the league on the Stadium Mild, which had an electrical environment for many of Sunday afternoon.
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“Derbies, it’s a must to win, it doesn’t matter how,” mentioned captain Granit Xhaka to Sky Sports activities.
“This workforce deserves rather more – and extra respect as the place we’re within the league is superb and we’re working actually laborious.”
Sunderland are additionally unbeaten of their final 10 league video games towards Newcastle (seven wins and three attracts), their longest such run towards the Magpies.
Newcastle’s final league win over Sunderland was again in August 2011.
Le Bris informed Sky Sports activities he was “proud and comfortable” with the consequence.
“It was a derby and we have been anticipated [to win] by our followers,” he added. “This win is effectively deserved, we have been mature and the lads have been unbelievable.
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“It is good for the area, the membership, the followers. We knew earlier than it was a particular sport, however we’ve got to reset shortly as we’ve got one other powerful problem in Brighton in a single week so let’s go once more.”
The Sunderland scoreboard at Stadium of Mild didn’t show Newcastle’s title [Getty Images]