Sunderland Not Very Good Compared With Newcastle - Gordon

The triumph for Sunderland, managed by Regis le Bris, moved them into 11th spot successful nan Premier League connected 43 points - 1 constituent and a spot supra Newcastle - aft 31 games.

The Black Cats person won 11, drawn 10 and mislaid 10 games successful nan apical flight, while nan Magpies person won 12, drawn six and been beaten 13 times.

Newcastle person scored 44 goals and fto successful 45 compared to their rivals scoring 32 and letting successful 36, while nan Tyneside nine have, according to Opta, an xG (expected goals) people of 46.7 up of Sunderland's 30.3.

The St James' Park broadside person had much shots - 409 to Sunderland's 306 - but nan changeable conversion complaint is similar, pinch Newcastle's astatine 10.8% and 10.5% for nan Black Cats.

Sunderland person kept 9 cleanable sheets - 1 much than Newcastle - while Howe's broadside person a 52.9% mean erstwhile it comes to possession while it is 43.6% for nan Wearsiders.

Sunderland's comeback triumph connected Sunday meant they had gained 19 points from a losing position, pinch Newcastle's tally conscionable 3 connected nan aforesaid metric, and nan Magpies person dropped 22 points from winning positions compared to 8 from Le Bris' side.