In what could be a confidence builder for Sam Allardyce’s Black Cats, Sunderland reportedly throttled Newcastle United 6-0 in a closed-door friendly on Wednesday.
With both teams out of the League Cup and FA Cup, it made sense to stay active with no Premier League matches until midweek.
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But Sunderland was obviously keyed up for the match, as Duncan Watmore scored a hat trick and Steven Fletcher added two more. Jack Rodwell also scored.
The media wasn’t on hand, but Sunderland was said to have fielded a stronger squad than Newcastle, which boasted several U-21 and Academy players.
Either way, 6-0!
Newcastle is two points shy of safety, and two points ahead of Sunderland in the Premier League table, but has lost six-straight PL derbies to the Black Cats. Closed door friendly or not, 6-0 is woof-worthy.
