Sunderland prepare to host rivals Newcastle United in the first Wear-Tyne derby in the Premier League in nearly a decade. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes going into Sunday's meeting at the Stadium of Light.

The Tyne-Wear derby returns to the Premier League this weekend with far more at stake than local pride as Sunderland host Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light.It is the first top-flight meeting

Newcastle and Sunderland face each other for the first time in the Premier League since 2016. It will mean everything to both sets of fans

BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Conor McNamara is looking forward to a "particularly fascinating" meeting between historic foes Newcastle and Sunderland. Sunday's game at The Stadium of Light is their first Premier League meeting since 2016 and McNamara is especially interested given the current situations of both clubs.

Former Sunderland striker David Connolly admits the Black Cats have surprised him so far this season. Ahead of Sunday's big Wear-Tyne derby against Newcastle United at the Stadium of Light, Connolly spoke to Tribalfootball.com about his former club's progress.

Newcastle make the short trip south off the back of a gruelling Champions League encounter away at Bayer Leverkusen, where they let a 2-1 lead slip in the 88th minute to draw 2-2 against the 2023/24 German champions. That was Newcastle’s ninth game since the start of November alone, while Sunderland have played just six times during that period.

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