Newcastle United missed an opportunity to leapfrog rivals Sunderland with victory at the Stadium of Light and manager Eddie Howe was all apologies after a derby defeat

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe apologised not once but twice after his team lost the Wear-Tyne derby at Sunderland . The Magpies could have overtaken their rivals with a win at the Stadium of Light, but instead ended the week four points adrift.

An own goal from Nick Woltemade made the crucial difference , with the striker getting his angles wrong and heading into Aaron Ramsdale's net. If that was a stroke of poor fortune, though, the visitors' failure to seriously threaten an equaliser was - in Howe's verdict - something to be more worried about.

"Criticism comes with every defeat. With this one, it will be lou

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