Magpies soar at Stadium of Light: Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle United Match Report

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Newcastle United were worthy victors against North East rivals Sunderland, with Eddie Howe’s side dealing with the hostile Wearside atmosphere to prevail and advance in the FA Cup. Daniel Wales reports from St. James’ Park and the Stadium of Light.

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00:00 At nine o'clock in the morning on Derby Day on Tyneside, the queue of Newcastle United

00:08 supporters waiting to get on buses to the Stadium of Light stretched around the gallaghered

00:13 end of the stadium. Once under the Milburn stand, they were handed out free scarves provided

00:20 to them by the club. They then waited patiently as their turn approached to get on the many

00:26 buses that were provided for them. There was a sea of black and white just waiting to descend

00:35 on the red and white areas of Wearside. The buses soon filled up and the Newcastle supporters

00:42 were soon setting off on the short journey to the Stadium of Light. On Wearside, the

00:58 crowds of red and white were slowly building to welcome both the Newcastle supporters and

01:05 both sets of players to the Stadium of Light. There was a sense of anticipation in the air.

01:11 Could Sunderland pull off a cup upset against their North East rivals? The Sunderland team

01:17 coach then arrived with all of the surrounding supporters, giving their players a hero's

01:23 welcome. The Black Cats would be without midfielder Patrick Roberts, but still had a line-up that

01:29 boasted Jack Clarke, Joe Bellingham and Pierre Ecqua, alongside local talents such as Anthony

01:36 Patterson and Dan Neal. There was a less than friendly welcome, however, for the Newcastle

01:42 United players coach as it arrived soon after. In their line-up, the likes of Bruno Gimaraes,

01:50 Joel Inton, Miguel Almiron and Alexander Izak were the star names on show, hoping to give

01:56 the Magpies a victory to remember. With the players all in the Stadium, the remainder

02:03 of the Newcastle United supporters began to arrive and march up towards their end of the

02:09 ground. As with their players, they were met with a hostile atmosphere from the Sunderland

02:15 supporters who were kept well away from them. And with everything set, 90 minutes of intense

02:22 action was to follow. The calm after the storm here at the Stadium of Light, Newcastle United

02:39 ran out as 3-0 victors with Alexander Izak scoring a brace after Dan Ballard's own goal.

02:45 The atmosphere was hostile and raucous, but Eddie Howe's side dealt with it and ultimately

02:51 showed their class against their championship opponents. Who knows when the two sides will

02:58 next meet, but for now, it is the black and white that have the bragging rights in the

03:03 North East.

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