The Premier League’s first Wear-Tyne derby since 2016 arrives Sunday when Sunderland host Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats were relegated following the 2015-16 season and required nearly a decade to get back to the top flight, a decline that meant just one derby with Northeast rivals Newcastle (The Magpies smashed Sunderland 3-0 at the Stadium of Light in an FA Cup match on January 6, 2024).

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That said, the Black Cats have stunned the Premier League this season and sit above their rivals heading into Sunday’s game. Part of that was helped by Newcastle’s slow start to the PL season and subsequent Champions League schedule congestion, but Regis Le Bris’ Sunderland are having perhaps the most impressive season of any PL team.

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