Premier League · Sun, 22 Mar 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Sunderland — 1 - 2
St. James' Park · Referee: A. Taylor
Match report
B. Brobbey’s 90' winner gives Sunderland 2-1 victory over Newcastle
Newcastle were beaten 2-1 by Sunderland at St. James' Park on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 31. A. Gordon (10') scored for Newcastle, while C. Talbi (57') and B. Brobbey (90') found the net for Sunderland. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Newcastle had 60% of the ball and 16 shots (4 on target) against Sunderland’s 17 (7 on target). Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Sunderland 14th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Match events
- 10'goalA. GordonAssist: N. Woltemade
- 44'yellow cardTrai HumeYellow Card
- 54'substitutionS. BotmanOff: M. Thiaw
- 57'goalC. TalbiNormal Goal
- 65'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: J. Willock
- 65'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 65'substitutionK. TrippierOff: V. Livramento
- 76'substitutionH. BarnesOff: W. Osula
- 82'yellow cardOmar AldereteYellow Card
- 85'substitutionH. DiarraOff: E. Le Fee
- 89'substitutionA. GordonOff: Y. Wissa
- 90'goalB. BrobbeyNormal Goal
- 90+1'yellow cardJoelintonYellow Card
- 90+1'yellow cardBrian BrobbeyYellow Card
- 90+3'substitutionC. TalbiOff: R. Mandava
- 90+3'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: E. Mayenda
- 90+4'yellow cardLutsharel GeertruidaYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardNoah SadikiYellow Card
- 90+9'yellow cardReinildo MandavaYellow Card
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 7JoelintonM
- 41J. RamseyM
- 20A. ElangaM
- 27N. WoltemadeM
- 11H. BarnesM
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 1N. PopeG
- 28J. WillockM
- 9Y. WissaF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 23J. MurphyM
- 21V. LivramentoD
- 18W. OsulaF
- 37A. MurphyD
- 62S. NeaveF
Sunderland
Formation 4-1-4-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 31M. EllborgG
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 13L. O'NienD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 32T. HumeD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 11C. RiggM
- 19H. DiarraM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 7C. TalbiM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 21S. MooreG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 3D. CirkinD
- 50H. JonesM
- 51J. JonesD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 12E. MayendaF
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.29Expected goals (xG)2.44
- 16Total shots17
- 4Shots on target7
- 8Shots off target5
- 4Blocked shots5
- 8Shots inside the box11
- 8Shots outside the box6
- 9Corners5
- 1Offsides0
- 8Fouls19
- 1Yellow cards6
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 403Passes262
- 328Accurate passes187
- 81%Pass accuracy71%
- -0.46Goals prevented-0.46
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 65 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | 54 | 7.5 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 76 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaM | 65 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeM | 65 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonFTop rated | 89 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 1Nick PopeG | – | – | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 36 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Valentino LivramentoD | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 25 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| 18William OsulaF | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Melker EllborgG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Luke O'NienD | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiM | 89 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 11Chris RiggM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 19Habib DiarraM | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 89 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| 21Simon MooreG | – | – | ||
| 3Dennis CirkinD | – | – | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 1 | – | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | – | – | ||
| 51Jenson JonesD | – | – | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 50Harrison JonesM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | 1 | – | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | – | – |