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Sunderland swept away in Tyne-Wear derby
Newcastle United's Anthony Gordon and Sunderland's Trai Hume battle for the ball during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, January 6, 2024
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by Roger Domeneghetti
at Stadium of Light
AND BREATHE… After all the hype, all the anticipation, the first Tyne-Wear derby in nearly eight years was all a bit one-sided, a bit, well, mundane.
The gulf between the Newcastle, a club with a squad that cost around £500 million to assemble, and Sunderland, whose squad cost around £20m, was just too wide for the Black Cats to bridge.
“Let’s be honest, there was a gap between the two teams when they arrived at the stadium today,” said Sunderland boss Michael Beale, “and we weren’t able to close that gap.”
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