Brobbey scores late winner for Sunderland at Newcastle
Brian Brobbey scores a dramatic 90th-minute winner as Sunderland come from behind to beat Newcastle in a thrilling Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park.
Premier League Newcastle United 1 - 2 Sunderland FT Sunderland move above Newcastle in the Premier League table [Getty Images] Brian Brobbey scored a dramatic 90th-minute winner as Sunderland came from behind to beat Newcastle in a thrilling Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park. Newcastle had been on target for their first home victory in this fixture since 2010 when Anthony Gordon gave the hosts a ninth-minute lead. Sunderland played out from the back but defender Luke O'Nien's pass was intercepted by Nick Woltemade and he gave it to Gordon, who did the rest to score his 17th goal of the season.
The hosts almost made it 2-0 just before the break, but Sven Botman headed against the post following a cross from left-back Lewis Hall, one of five Newcastle players to be included in Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad. But the visitors equalised 12 minutes into the second half. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, another called up by Tuchel, did not get great distance on a punch, the ball was played back into the box, Brobbey chested it goalwards and Dan Burn cleared off the line, only for Chemsdine Talbi to fire in the rebound.
Noah Sadiki had a chance to put Sunderland ahead, only for him to shoot at Ramsdale. Yet it did not prove costly as Brobbey scored the late winner, to the delight of the away fans, when he converted a rebound from close range after Ramsdale saved his first attempt. The result gives Sunderland their first league double over Newcastle since 2014-15.
Newcastle-Sunderland halted after discrimination reports Newcastle analysis: European return looks a long way off Before the game, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe had spoken of looking for a quick return to Europe. That came on the back of a humiliating Champions League elimination on Wednesday when they conceded four second-half goals to lose 7-2 at Barcelona and 8-3 on aggregate in their last-16 tie. Depending on who wins the FA Cup, eighth in the Premier League may be enough to secure European football next season, and at half-time Newcastle were heading ninth and would have been only one point behind eighth-placed Everton with seven league games to go.