Sunderland vs Newcastle United
Match pulse
SUNAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NEW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final score
Sunderland and Newcastle United drew 1-1 on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Stadium of Light. Goals for Sunderland: Demba Ba (own goal) (85'). Goals for Newcastle: Yohan Cabaye (3').
Play by play
- 94'
Not one of the all-time great derbies, but honours ended even at the Stadium of Light - and you feel Martin O'Neill will be happier with that outcome than Alan Pardew
- 94'
<b>That's the final whistle</b> - the Wear-Tyne derby ends in a 1-1 draw. For so long, Newcastle had looked the likely winners despite being down to ten men, but Sunderland's sheer determination got them a point
- 93'
One last chance? The home side on the ball, and Rose wastes no time in hammering it into the danger zone. It's cleared by Newcastle through Williamson, who is fouled by Fletcher as he does so. Free-kick to the Toon, and that could be that
- 92'
Sunderland are pressing and pressing, but Obertan clears. Rose plays it back in, and Newcastle, under increasing pressure, scramble it away
- 91'
Saha clears that corner. Fletcher produces a superb piece of skill to bring down a long ball, and Gardner's effort is deflected. Corner to Sunderland. Big finish here?
- 91'
Four additional minutes to be played, by the way...
- 90'
Newcastle free-kick in the Sunderland half after a theatrical moment from Gutierrez. That's cleared, and it's a Toon corner
- 89'
Normal time has less than a minute to run, but there will surely be at least three additional minutes here
- 88'
The home side are finding a better class of cross all of a sudden, and Santon produces a great clearing header from one of them. Then McClean whips a shot from the corner of the area, and doesn't miss by much
- 87'
And Sunderland are really going for it now. Lots of intensity. This could be a long few minutes for those with black and white-striped loyalties
- 86'
Huge noise from the home fans, for whom relief is probably the dominant emotion
- 86'
Cabaye is then booked for a foul. Another Sunderland free-kick. Having looked so unlikely to score a goal for so much of the afternoon, could they now snatch it?
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> And would you believe it, it leads to a Sunderland equaliser. The long ball is flicked on by O'Shea, and it goes in off Demba Ba
- 84'
Cabaye plays a poor free-kick in for Newcastle. It's cleared - Saha leads the charge forward and is chopped down by Williamson for his troubles. Yellow card for the Newcastle man, free-kick for the home side
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> David Vaughan on for Adam Johnson for Sunderland. And Gabriel Obertan is on for Hatem Ben Arfa for the visitors
- 82'
Seconds later, though, McClean wins a corner. It comes to the far post, where Saha is waiting seven or eight yards out but can only steer the ball into the side netting
- 81'
Rose floats the definition of a nothing sort of cross into the area. It does no damage whatsoever
- 80'
Ben Arfa breaks, charging through the middle, and finds Ba to his right. The striker, however, is crowded out before he can get a dangerous shot away
- 79'
Ten minutes or so left. You're tempted to say 'for Newcastle to hold on' - but they haven't been holding on. They've been comfortable, despite their numerical disadvantage
- 78'
Coloccini, though, can't continue. Gutierrez takes the armband from him as Steven Taylor comes on
- 77'
There's a momentary scramble as Krul fails to deal with it convincingly - but eventually the Magpies, in the person of the back-again Coloccini, bring the ball away
- 76'
Saha finds McClean on the left. He tries to get the ball in, but Simpson has other ideas and gets rid of it. Corner to Sunderland
- 75'
The physio saunters on, and Coloccini is - for the time being - off the pitch. They'll want him back as soon as possible: his performance has been absolutely key to what they have achieved so far this afternoon
- 74'
Looks as though Coloccini has a touch of cramp. Jeers and whistles from the Sunderland fans, who suspect timewasting
- 73'
Ba almost settles it, getting on the end of a long ball, but he's unable to get a clean shot at Mignolet's goal. Straight to the other end, and Gardner fires one in from distance, but over
Leaders
SUNNEW 
