Newcastle stun Sunderland 5-1

Nov 01, 2010 |

London, Oct. 31: Newcastle romped to a 5-1 victory over Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear derby on Sunday as the Black Cats suffered a halloween horror show.

A hat-trick from captain Kevin Nolan and two goals from striker Shola Ameobi completed an emphatic derby win at St James Park which went some way to easing the pressure on Newcastle manager Chris Hughton. A miserable afternoon for the Black Cats also saw former Newcastle defender Titus Bramble given a straight red card early in the second half for a trip on Andy Carroll, much to the delight of the Toon Army.

The victory saw Newcastle move up to seventh place in the Premier League standings with 14 points from 10 games and should quell intense speculation prior to the game that Hughton faced the sack.

In the other early game on Sunday, Aston Villa and Birmingham ground out a goal-less draw at Villa Park in another feisty local derby.

Birmingham were left fuming after having strong appeals for a penalty turned down when Villa captain Nigel Reo-Coker appeared to handle in the area. But neither side could engineer a breakthrough as the match ended in stalemate, leaving Villa and Birmingham stuck in 12th and 13th spot respectively after playing 10 games each.

Liverpool face Bolton at the Reebok Stadium in Sunday’s other match.

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