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Newcastle's season should not become defined by this fixture. But upcoming defeats will only be magnified in the wake of this result
When Régis Le Bris’ Sunderland sealed promotion to the Premier League in May, even the most passionate Mackem would have struggled to imagine the season unfolding as impressively as it has so far.
Sunderland and Newcastle United will meet in the Premier League on Sunday for the first time in nearly a decade as "two worlds collide".
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Newcastle Defender and England International Hospitalized Sunday
Newcastle United defender Dan Burn was taken to hospital for scans on a rib injury following the club’s 1–0 derby defeat to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Burn was subbed off in the 42nd minute after sustaining the injury during a sliding challenge with Sunderland defender Nordi Mukiele.
A banner day for Regis Le Bris and Sunderland will prove a new challenge for their Wear-Tyne derby rivals as Eddie Howe and Newcastle were dropped 1-0 by the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light.
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Burn was sent for medical checks after his 42nd-minute substitution. “He was struggling to breathe at half-time," Eddie Howe said.
Regis Le Bris has another feather in his cap after Sunderland frustrated Newcastle United to win the first Wear-Tyne Derby in the Premier League for almost a decade on Sunday in front of a brilliant Stadium of Light.
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