Granit Xhaka used social media to capture the emotion of Sunderland’s derby win, describing the result as a moment for the cityGranit Xhaka underlined what Sunderland’s Wear-Tyne derby victory meant to the club and city after posting an emotional message to supporters following the 1-0 win over Newcastle United.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains why Premier League sides Newcastle and Sunderland are permitted to place away fans away from pitchside.

A mass brawl broke out inside a bar following the Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle, with viral footage showing punches thrown and chairs flying.

Newcastle United have been forced to abandon their traditional black and white stripes for the Wear-Tyne derby. Instead they are wearing their blue away kit for the clash with Sunderland at the

Newcastle will visit the Stadium of Light for the 16th Premier League Matchday, where they will try to climb into the top half against a Sunderland team. Newcas

It is a game unlike any other in football, a derby pitting two cities against each other in a conflict that has spanned hundreds of years going back to the English Civil War.

Newcastle's season should not become defined by this fixture. But upcoming defeats will only be magnified in the wake of this result

Newcastle United were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in their crunch Premier League showdown, and Alan Shearer has hammered his beloved side for their display

Sunderland - of all teams - dealt Newcastle United a brutal reality check of where the Saudi-backed project‘s current state.