Newcastle United dressing room at the Stadium of Light

Newcastle United staff got to the Stadium of Light early ahead of the Wear-Tyne derby and made their presence felt on Wearside.

As fans arrived, the backroom team have done their best to make the Toon squad feel at home with a dressing room makeover. The last time the teams clashed in the FA Cup, Sunderland's corporate staff scored an own goal with 'Howay the Lads' banners in the Newcastle areas to spark fury within the Black Cats' fanbase.

United's equipment staff have pinned up two huge Newcastle crests on the dressing room wall in the visiting changing area. And have brilliantly hung a plaque above the door reading: "Get into them".

That will be the last thing Newcastle players see before they come out of the dressing rooms. C

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