RYAN TAYLOR turned North East football upside down with a majestic swing of his right boot to reinforce Newcastle United’s stranglehold over regional bragging rights.Read
HOW could it happen again? Three times in 12 months Sunderland have gone into the derby as clear favourites with a better side – man for man – than their rivals, and yet have fallen flat on their face on each occasion.Read
LEE CATTERMOLE has handed Steve Bruce a derby day dilemma by telling the Sunderland boss he is ready to play in today’s high-noon showdown – as Alan Pardew urges his side to prove they aren’t over-reliant on injured Andy Carroll.Read
SUNDERLAND supporters may have toasted the absence of Andy Carroll, but a striker with a better record is ready to repeat his derby-day heroics. Chief Sports Writer Mark Douglas hears Shola Ameobi is in determined mood.Read