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Isak Stars As Newcastle Beat Sunderland In FA Cup While Chelsea, Villa Win

Newcastle ended their 13-year wait to beat bitter rivals Sunderland as Alexander Isak's double inspired a 3-0 win in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Chelsea joined Newcastle in the last 32 with a 4-0 rout of second tier Preston while Aston Villa snatched a late 1-0 win at Middlesbrough. In the first Tyne and Wear derby since 2016, Newcastle put Sunderland to the sword thanks to Dan Ballard's first-half own goal and Isak's brace after the break at the Stadium of Light. Newcastle had lost six of their previous seven clashes with Sunderland, but their composed display neutered the fired-up Black Cats and delivered a first derby success since a 1-0 victory in 2011.

Alexander Isak Stars As Newcastle Beat Bitter Rivals Sunderland In FA Cup

Newcastle ended their 13-year wait to beat bitter rivals Sunderland as Alexander Isak's double inspired a 3-0 win in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. In the first Tyne and Wear derby since 2016, Eddie Howe's side put their bitter local rivals to the sword thanks to Dan Ballard's first-half own goal and Isak's brace after the break at the Stadium of Light. Newcastle had lost six of their previous seven clashes with Sunderland, but their composed display neutered the fired-up Black Cats and delivered a first derby success since a 1-0 victory in 2011. After four successive defeats in all competitions, Howe hoped the derby would be a "season-changing" moment to salve the wounds from their Champions League exit and poor Premier League form. Whether vanquishing second-tier opponents will prove transformative remains to be seen, but for now local pride was all that mattered to the 6,000 Newcastle fans who waved their black and white scarves in delight at the final whistle.

Newcastle battle into FA Cup fourth round after derby win at Sunderland

Alexander Isak's double cemented a first derby victory over Sunderland since 2011 as Eddie Howe finally won an FA Cup tie as Newcastle boss at the third attempt.

Championship wrap: Leicester thrash Plymouth, Ipswich stay in touch

Leicester turned on the style to thrash Plymouth 4-0 at the King Power Stadium as Ipswich won again to keep pace with the Championship leaders.

Shea Charles dismissed as Northern Ireland lose at home to Slovenia

Ten-man Northern Ireland returned to the all-too-familiar feeling of defeat as Adam Cerin’s early free-kick put Group H leaders Slovenia on the verge of qualifying for Euro 2024 with a scrappy 1-0 win at Windsor Park.

Northern Ireland return to losing ways in Belfast

Ten-man Northern Ireland returned to the all-too-familiar feeling of defeat as Adam Cerin's early free-kick put Group H leaders Slovenia on the verge of qualifying for Euro 2024 with a scrappy 1-0 win at Windsor Park.

Sunderland 0-1 Cardiff City: Late Mark McGuinness winner hands Bluebirds dramatic backs-to-the-wall win on Wearside

Cardiff City continued their impressive recent run of form by snatching a late smash-and-grab win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland were arguably the better side for much of the afternoon, with Jobe Bellingham, Jack Clarke and Alex Pritchard all spurning decent opportunities, but an impressive rear-guard display kept Erol Bulut's men in the contest, and they were rewarded three minutes from time when Mark McGuinness glanced a header home from a corner to seal an unlikely victory.

Championship wrap: Szmodics bags brace for Blackburn

Republic of Ireland midfielder Sammie Szmodics grabbed his second brace of the season to ensure Blackburn Rovers' 5,000th league game ended in a 2-1 home win against Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship.

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Isak Stars As Newcastle Beat Sunderland In FA Cup While Chelsea, Villa Win

Alexander Isak Stars As Newcastle Beat Bitter Rivals Sunderland In FA Cup

Newcastle battle into FA Cup fourth round after derby win at Sunderland

Championship wrap: Leicester thrash Plymouth, Ipswich stay in touch

Shea Charles dismissed as Northern Ireland lose at home to Slovenia

Northern Ireland return to losing ways in Belfast

Sunderland 0-1 Cardiff City: Late Mark McGuinness winner hands Bluebirds dramatic backs-to-the-wall win on Wearside

Championship wrap: Szmodics bags brace for Blackburn