Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle United as Derby Returns to Premier League SpotlightThe return of the Tyne Wear derby to the Premier League carried weight long before the decisive moment arrived. History,

A historic match returned to the Premier League, seeing Sunderland promoted to compete with the best teams in England. The moment arrived to play the Tyne & Wea

As Sunderland and Newcastle prepare to fight in the Premier League for the first time in nine years, we look at three of the best moments between the two, as well as provide a preview their upcoming derby showdown this weekend.

Sunderland and Newcastle United will meet in the Premier League on Sunday for the first time in nearly a decade as "two worlds collide".

Sunderland's most recent trophy success came in 1973, when they stunned Leeds United at Wembley to win the FA Cup as a Second Division side. The Black Cats led the 2014 League Cup final 1-0 at halftime before losing 3-1 to Manchester City.

Manchester City and Aston Villa both won to keep the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 against Tottenham and Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne-Wear derby after an own-goal from Nick Woltemade.

Newcastle and Sunderland face each other for the first time in the Premier League since 2016. It will mean everything to both sets of fans

Sunderland took an early second-half lead in the Wear-Tyne derby after Newcastle striker Nick Woltemade put through his own net.

Sunderland have made three changes for the visit of arch-rivals Newcastle United to the Stadium of Light. Reinildo Mandava, Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbery all come into the starting line-up for the hosts.