Anthony Gordon says Sunderland are ‘not very good’ as he slams Newcastle’s performance in derby defeat

Anthony Gordon has expressed his frustrations at Newcastle’s Tyne-Wear derby defeat , suggesting Sunderland are "not a very good team" in comparison to the Magpies. Eddie Howe’s men suffered a 2-1 loss to their arch-rivals at St James’ Park on Sunday, marking a second defeat to Sunderland this season. The home defeat followed Newcastle’s Champions League exit after a 7-2 loss to Barcelona last Wednesday.

Gordon had initially put the hosts ahead after a Sunderland error, but Chemsdine Talbi levelled after the break before Brian Brobbey secured a 90th-minute winner, completing a derby double. A visibly frustrated Gordon told Newcastle’s club media his side’s performance was "not good enough really” and offered “no excuses. " Brian Brobbey scored Sunderland’s winner (Owen Humphreys/PA Wire) He highlighted a recurring issue: "We were good for 45 minutes, which has been the case too often this season – we actually knew going into the game and had been trying to work on it.

Not good enough to start the second half and they were the better team second half. " Asked if a home loss was more painful, Gordon responded: "Probably worse because the other one’s away. Both just as bad, but to be honest the way we lost the game, we went ahead 1-0, the way we were playing, I thought they were really poor and then we let them into the game and basically gave them the win.

" He continued to express his disbelief: "The frustrating thing is, in my opinion, they’re not a very good team compared to us. We shouldn’t lose to them. “Away is obviously more difficult because they have the fans, the atmosphere and a bit more pressure, but at home we should not lose that game.