Top 10 Biggest Rivals in English Football
3. Newcastle vs Sunderland
The fixture between Newcastle and Sunderland is known as the ‘North East Derby‘ and has a special twist to its name according to the side of the city the match is being played, if the game is in Tyneside its called the ‘Tyne-Wear’ Derby while if it is in Wearside it is called the ‘Wear-Tyne Derby‘. The game is an Inter-city rivalry between the city of Sunderland and Newcastle with only 12 miles separating the two cities. The games are played at the Stadium of Light the home ground for Sunderland while the St James Park is the home ground for Newcastle United.
Newcastle have the upper hand in the fixture recording a total of 53 wins to Sunderland’s 52 and the sides record a total of 49 draws. The most recent was a win for Sunderland with only one goal separating the two sides at the Stadium of Light.