Sunderland 0 Newcastle 3: Highlights after Alexander Isak penalty and Dan Ballard own goal at Stadium of Light
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Sunderland were beaten 3-0 by North East rivals Newcastle in the FA Cup third round.
The Black Cats were defending well until Dan Ballard’s own goal 10 minutes before half-time.
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Hide AdNewcastle then doubled their lead straight after the restart when Miguel Almiron set up Alexander Isak to make it, before Isak converted a late penalty in stoppage time.
Here's how the game played out:
Sunderland vs Newcastle
75' Pritchard goes close
Dubravka is finally called into action after Rusyn did well to knock the ball back for Pritchard, whose low effort from the edge of the box was tipped away by the Newcastle keeper.
72' Guimaraes booked
Now Guimaraes is shown a yellow card for a late tackle on Pritchard when the Sunderland player looked to turn into the final third from a central position.
68' Chance for 3-0
That could and probably should have been three.
Guimaraes' in-swinging cross from the right was skewed by Ballard into Almoron's path. O'Nien was alert to block the winger's cross from inside the box.
66' Hume and Gordon clash
Hume and Gordon clash on the edge of Sunderland's box after a ball went straight through to Patterson.
Ballard and Isak then got involved before Gordon was shown a yellow card.
64' Pritchard finding space
Pritchard is just starting to find pockets of space in central positions drifting in from the right.
59' Off the bar
That gave the Sunderland fans something to get excited about.
Neil received the ball in midfield before giving it to Pritchard, whose shot from distance grazed the top of the bar.
O'Nien has just put in a hefty tackle on Miley, drawing another cheer from the home fans.
55' Sunderland struggling to get out
Sunderland are really struggling to get a grip on the game right now.
Another Trippier cross from the right is turned behind by Ballard for a corner. Trippier's delivery is headed away by Bellingham at the near post.
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