Tyne–Wear derby

The Tyne and Wear derby is a football derby contested by Newcastle United and Sunderland.

The derby is an inter-city rivalry in North East England with the two cities of Sunderland and Newcastle just twelve miles apart. Sunderland play their home matches at the Stadium of Light whilst Newcastle play their home matches at St. James' Park. The first meeting of the two sides took place in 1883, with the first competitive fixture being an 1888 FA Cup tie, which Sunderland won 2–1. To date, both teams have won the fixture 53 times, whilst sharing 49 draws – one of which Sunderland went on to win via a penalty shootout. Sunderland have dominated the Tyne–Wear derby in recent seasons. They are currently undefeated in the last nine matches between the local rivals, including six consecutive victories from 14 April 2013 to 25 October 2015. The most recent meeting of the two sides, on the 20th March 2016, was a Premier League match at the St James' Park and ended in a 1–1 draw, with Jermain Defoe opening the scoring for Sunderland before Aleksandar Mitrović equalised for Newcastle. Yann M'Vila, who has played in both games, describes it as bigger than the Milan derby.