Score Predictions: Can Sunderland Do The Derby Double?

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Nick Woltemade of Newcastle United scores an own goal to give Sunderland a 1-0 lead during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Newcastle United at Stadium of Light on December 14, 2025 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images) | Offside via Getty Images Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Soul-Selling Scum 0, Glorious Righteous Red and Whites 1 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Chris Rigg Look, it’s going to be a massive challenge, particularly with Sunderland having pretty much a whole team out injured. But, we’ve seen several times in the past year that we can pull magic results out of the bag, and if you were going to write the script, this would be it.

Haway the f’kin Lads! ‘The Champion’ Malc Dugdale predicts… Score prediction: Sad F*ckin Barcode Skunk Muppets 0 Sunderland 1 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Omar Alderete Cometh the hour, cometh the eleven men (and substitutes). This is no time for half-arsed attitudes and ‘not getting off the bus’-type performances, and we have to hope the lads fully get that.

They seemed to get what this means at home and at Leeds too — but this means so much more than Leeds away. Any kind of showing like Burnley away early in the season simply won’t do. If we get beat fairly and squarely and the red and white wizards give their all and fall slightly short, that’s fine.

This is our first derby for what feels like aeons, and we’re facing the ‘richest club in the world’ after eight years out of this division. Splitting the Premier League points total in half this season wouldn’t be a bad outcome for us — way better than it is for them — with their deluded entitlement for more embarrassing European football still being something they’ll no doubt expect rather than hope for. My brain says a draw or a narrow loss, but my heart wants a win.