Sunderland vs Newcastle

Memorial wink for Tommy Smith

Memorial wink for Tommy Smith

A rather poignant moment in memory of Mr Tommy Smith

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Sunderland vs Newcastle

Event Date: 17/01/2011

In the second of a trio of derby fixtures, Newcastle Utd faced a vengeful Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland had a lot to prove this time due to the 5-1 thrashing they recieved at St James park. Our winkball reporters were at the Stadium of Light and in Newcastle city centre to get peoples predictions and reactions to the match. Bragging rights in the northeast are incredibly important and before the game Steve Bruce had spoke about getting revenge on Newcastle. Whilst the first half was relatively contested, with both sides squandering good chances, things really livened up after half time. On the 52nd minute after some excellent Newcastle play, Kevin Nolan scored an excellent back heel. This lead to the next 42 minutes being dominated by Newcastle untill a rather fortuitous goal by Asamoah Gyan gifted Sunderland the draw.