Robin Roefs was quick to shut down any talk of Europe after Sunderland’s Wear-Tyne derby victory, insisting the squad remain focused on short-term targets despite their impressive position and growing momentum.

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Nick Woltemade had not looked like scoring all game. The Germany international was lumbering and labouring and little more than a passenger in his first experience of a Wear-Tyne derby. Then, out of nothing,

Post-match, Bruno’s now-predictable offerings about Newcastle “being a better team than Sunderland” felt somewhat inconsequential. They certainly weren’t on Sunday, and player for player, they haven’t been during 2025/2026 thus far.

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Nick Woltemade’s own goal earned Sunderland the Wear-Tyne derby spoils with a 1-0 win over Newcastle. After a physical first half provided few real chances for either side, the hosts went ahead one minute after the break when Woltemade inexplicably sent a header flying into his own net off the underside of the crossbar from Nordi Mukiele’s cross.

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Sunderland are saddened as they mourn the death of club legend Gary Rowell ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby, with both Black Cats and Newcastle paying tribute.

Touching the foot of Stokoe is a supporter ritual, and more than two hours before kick-off, there were Sunderland fans doing just that. Bradley Sharp, 34, and his son Archie, 14, were two of them. “We’ve done it since I first came with granda and my dad,” Sharp said. “Touching the boot, it’s something we’ve done since I started bringing him along.”