Premier League · Sun, 14 Dec 2025 ·
Sunderland vs Newcastle — 1 - 0
Stadium of Light · Referee: P. Bankes
Match report
Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0
Newcastle were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland at Stadium of Light on Sunday, 14 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 16. N. Woltemade scored the only goal of the game for Sunderland in the 46th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Sunderland had 47% of the ball and 5 shots (1 on target) against Newcastle’s 6 (2 on target). Malick Thiaw (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Sunderland 14th in the Premier League table on 4 points and Newcastle 9th on 8.
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 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 22 Mar 2026, Newcastle 1-2 Sunderland
Match events
- 27'yellow cardBrian BrobbeyYellow Card
- 34'yellow cardNordi MukieleYellow Card
- 42'substitutionD. BurnOff: F. Schar
- 46'own goalN. Woltemade(own goal)Own Goal
- 57'yellow cardSandro TonaliYellow Card
- 58'yellow cardReinildo MandavaYellow Card
- 59'substitutionS. TonaliOff: J. Willock
- 59'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 59'substitutionA. GordonOff: H. Barnes
- 70'substitutionB. BrobbeyOff: W. Isidor
- 70'substitutionB. TraoreOff: T. Hume
- 75'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Y. Wissa
- 83'substitutionC. TalbiOff: R. Mundle
- 86'yellow cardEnzo Le FéeYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardWilson IsidorYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardJoe WillockYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardBruno GuimarãesYellow Card
- 90+5'yellow cardMalick ThiawYellow Card
Lineups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Regis Le Bris
Starting XI
- 22R. RoefsG
- 20N. MukieleD
- 5D. BallardD
- 15O. AldereteD
- 17R. MandavaD
- 34G. XhakaM
- 27N. SadikiM
- 25B. TraoreM
- 28E. Le FeeM
- 7C. TalbiM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
Substitutes
- 1A. PattersonG
- 14R. MundleF
- 11C. RiggM
- 6L. GeertruidaD
- 18W. IsidorF
- 4D. NeilM
- 32T. HumeD
- 24S. AdingraF
- 12E. MayendaF
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 21V. LivramentoD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 67L. MileyM
- 20A. ElangaF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 47%Possession53%
- 0.30Expected goals (xG)0.24
- 5Total shots6
- 1Shots on target2
- 2Shots off target1
- 2Blocked shots3
- 3Shots inside the box2
- 2Shots outside the box4
- 3Corners6
- –Offsides–
- 10Fouls10
- 5Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves1
- 394Passes444
- 302Accurate passes377
- 77%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.76Goals prevented-0.76
Player statistics
Sunderland
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Robin RoefsG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Daniel BallardD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Omar AldereteD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 17Reinildo MandavaD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Nordi MukieleD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Chemsdine TalbiM | 83 | 6.6 | ||
| 25Bertrand TraoréM | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Noah SadikiM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 28Enzo Le FéeM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Granit XhakaM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 9Brian BrobbeyF | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| 1Anthony PattersonG | – | – | ||
| 6Lutsharel GeertruidaD | – | – | ||
| 32Trai HumeD | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Dan NeilM | – | – | ||
| 11Chris RiggM | – | – | ||
| 12Eliezer MayendaF | – | – | ||
| 14Romaine MundleF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Wilson IsidorF | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Simon AdingraF | – | – |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawDTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 21Valentino LivramentoD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 42 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 59 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 59 | 6.6 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 75 | 5.5 | ||
| 26John RuddyG | – | – | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | 48 | 6.3 | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 7JoelintonM | – | – | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 31 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 31 | 6.6 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 31 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | – | – | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 15 | 6.2 |