Newcastle United vs Sunderland: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head
Published on March 19, 2026.
Newcastle United is set to play against Sunderland in the Premier League, marking their first home league match at St James' Park since March 2016. This is also their fifth consecutive home league game against Sunderland, marking the joint-longest run without defeat in the history of the fixture. Sunderland is unbeaten in their last 10 league games against Newcastle, winning seven of the last eight. Newcastle's last league clean sheet against Sunderland was in August 2011. The reverse fixture between Newcastle and Sunderland in December had a combined xG of 0.54, the second-lowest on record in a Premier League game, ahead of only Bournemouth v Burnley.
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