Sunderland’s Dan Ballard was left crestfallen after scoring a spectacular personal aim to provide Newcastle the lead.
The bitter north-east rivals locked horns for the primary time in eight years within the third spherical of the FA Cup this lunchtime. As you anticipate, Newcastle dominated from the off and carved out quite a few probabilities.
They had been stored at bay by a dogged Sunderland aspect within the early levels. That was till the thirty fifth minute when Joelinton scampered down the left and despatched in a harmful cross.
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With Alexander Izak lurking, Ballard had little selection however to go for it. However, he solely succeeded in slamming the ball previous his personal keeper, which despatched the 6,000 Newcastle followers in a sold-out Stadium of Light wild.
“Took it well tbf,” quipped one viewer. Another insisted: “He has stopped [Alexander] Isak scoring twice, well played.”
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Sunderland suffered one other defensive catastrophe 32 seconds into the second half when Pierre Ekwah dallied on the ball and was dispossessed by Miguel Almiron. He fed Izak, who slotted house to place the Magpies heading in the right direction for spherical 4.
Given the period of time that had elapsed for the reason that earlier assembly between the Tyne-Wear rivals – and with Newcastle given an allocation of 6,000 – an enormous safety operation was deployed.
Magpies gamers and officers got a white sizzling reception as they arrived on the Stadium of Light. Newcastle defender Dan Burn – a Geordie born and bred – made gentle of it although, cupping his ear to Black Cats followers as he headed for the gamers’ entrance.