Sunderland vs Newcastle live: Tyne-Wear rivalry renews in Premier League clash at Stadium of Light – UK Times

Sunderland XI: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Geertruida, Reinildo; Xhaka, Sadiki; Traore, Isidor, Le Fee

Newcastle XI: Ramsdale, Livramento, Thiaw, Schar, Hall, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon

Newcastle are sweating on the fitness of Emil Kraft, Sven Botman and Will Osula, with Eddie Howe admitting the injured trio are more likely to miss out than not, while Kieran Trippier and Nick Pope are also confirmed absentees.

But Yoane Wissa, who made his debut in their last Premier League game – a 2-1 win over Burnley – is likely to be brought on as a substitute as he builds back to full fitness after several months out.

Fifa has allowed clubs to retain their Afcon-bound players until 15 December, giving Sunderland the welcome boost of having a full-strength squad for this tie.

Habib Diarra will miss out however as he continues his recovery from groin surgery, with Aji Alese, who has a shoulder injury, and the suspended Luke O’Nien joining him on the sidelines. Reinildo has a minor groin injury but may be fit in time.

Substitute Lewis Miley looked to have claimed all three points at the BayArena with a 73rd-minute header after Anthony Gordon’s penalty had cancelled out Bruno Guimaraes’ unfortunate own goal on a night when Malick Thiaw was perhaps fortunate not to be sent off before the break.

There isn’t much to separate the two teams in terms of the Premier League table.

Sunderland come into the match having made a slightly better start to the season with six wins and five draws from their opening 15 matches.

They currently sit 10th with 22 points with Newcastle two places lower but only one point behind.

That is due to the extra defeat Eddie Howe’s men have suffered with five losses this term though only one in their last five games.

Newcastle have the better recent record with three wins in five compared to just one for Sunderland but in a derby such as this form can tend to matter for very little.

Viewers in the UK can watch the game on Sky Sports Main Event, as well as on streaming service Sky Go. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Sunderland host rivals Newcastle at the Stadium of Light on Sunday 14 December, with kickoff at 2pm.

The Tyne-Wear derby returns to the top flight after nearly a decade’s absence, in one of this weekend’s most hotly anticipated fixtures.

in what is not just a battle for North-East supremacy, but also a battle to push for the Champions League places.

Regis Le Bris’ side have the edge, starting the weekend just three points off the top four, after a stunning start to life in the top flight. Despite a 3-0 loss to Manchester City last time out the newly-promoted side have acquitted themselves well, and could consider themselves unlucky to drop points against reigning champions Liverpool the game before.