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This was Newcastle's first win against Sunderland in 10 derby games, and it has turned out to be a great win for the Magpies when we needed it most.

Newcastle ended their 13-year wait to beat bitter rivals Sunderland as Alexander Isak's double inspired a 3-0 win in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.Bournemouth came from two goals down at half-time to win 3-2 at second tier QPR. Inspired by Joao Pedro's double, Brighton won 4-2 at Championship outfit Stoke despite falling behind early on.

Eddie Howe must have been a relieved man after a very good performance from Newcastle this afternoon at the Stadium of Light,, where we basically bossed the

Eddie Howe gave a quick update on both slightly injured players Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson today.

Sunderland scored a spectacular own-goal off the field well before its FA Cup showdown with archrival Newcastle. The second-tier English soccer club apologized to fans after a bar at its Stadium of Light was rebranded in Newcastle colors and banners ahead of Saturday's derby. The Black Cats Bar will serve as a corporate hospitality suite for visiting fans, but Sunderland pledged to return the space to its original state after a fan backlash.

Eddie Howe gave his press conference today for the FA Cup 3rd round tie at the Stadium of Light tomorrow, in the early KO game against Sunderland

Eddie Howe has given his press conference for the Sunderland game at the Stadium of Light tomorrow afternoon, and there's an early 12:30 pm KO time.

Sir Eric Thomas, who has died aged 70, had a stellar career as an obstetrician and gynaecologist, then as dean of a medical school and finally as one of the longest serving vice-chancellors of Bristol University. He went on to become a major adviser to government on education strategy.

There was little doubt that goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was Newcastle's best player at Liverpool in our 4-2 loss.

Our first derby with Sunderland since back in 2016 couldn't come at a worse time for Newcastle.