| 90' | Full-time! The final score is 1 - 1. | |
| 90' | The match is underway again. | |
| 90' | The match at St James' Park has been interrupted briefly for a check on Aleksandar Mitrovic, who is down injured. | |
| 90' | 4 minutes will be added to the second half. | |
| 90' | At St James' Park, Vito Mannone has been yellow-carded for the away team. | |
| 89' | Patrick van Aanholt for Sunderland AFC is back on the field again. | |
| 88' | Play has been resumed at St James' Park. | |
| 87' | Attention is being given to Sunderland AFC’s Patrick van Aanholt and play has been suspended briefly. | |
| 85' | Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle United drives towards goal at St James' Park. But the finish is unsuccessful. | |
| 84' | The away team replace Jan Kirchhoff with Lee Cattermole. | |
| 83' | Newcastle United's Aleksandar Mitrovic has been booked in Newcastle upon Tyne. | |
| 83' | Georginio Wijnaldum instrumental with a fine assist. | |
| 83' | Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) levels the match at 1 - 1 with a header. | |
| 81' | In Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle United push forward quickly but are pulled up for offside. | |
| 78' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a corner by Martin Atkinson. | |
| 76' | The home team have replaced Andros Townsend with Papiss Demba Cisse. This is the third substitution made today by Rafael Benitez. | |
| 75' | Ayoze Perez (Newcastle United) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 75' | Dame N'Doye is on a sub for Wahbi Khazri for Sunderland AFC. | |
| 74' | Newcastle United's Jonjo Shelvey is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 73' | Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 72' | Sunderland AFC make their first substitution with John O'Shea replacing Younes Kaboul. | |
| 72' | Newcastle United are coming forward and Ayoze Perez gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 71' | Rafael Benitez (Newcastle United) is making a second substitution, with Vurnon Anita replacing Daryl Janmaat. | |
| 68' | Newcastle United have been awarded a corner by Martin Atkinson. | |
| 66' | Newcastle United's Ayoze Perez gets in a shot on goal at St James' Park. But the effort is unsuccessful. | |
| 62' | Rafael Benitez is making the team's first substitution at St James' Park with Siem de Jong replacing Jack Colback. | |
| 60' | Sunderland AFC are pushing forward but Fabio Borini's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 59' | Corner awarded to Sunderland AFC. | |
| 58' | Sunderland AFC drive forward and Patrick van Aanholt gets in a shot. Without netting, however. | |
| 58' | Important block from the Newcastle United defence as Wahbi Khazri fires in a strike for Sunderland AFC. | |
| 56' | Sunderland AFC drive forward at breakneck speed but are pulled up for offside. | |
| 55' | Jermain Defoe of Sunderland AFC smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
| 55' | In Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United drive forward through Moussa Sissoko. His shot is on target but it's saved. | |
| 53' | Newcastle United push forward at St James' Park and Aleksandar Mitrovic gets in a great header. The attempt is cleared by the Sunderland AFC defence. | |
| 52' | Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle United has been booked by Martin Atkinson and receives a first yellow card. | |
| 47' | Corner awarded to Newcastle United. | |
| 46' | The second-half is now underway. | |
| 45' | 1 minutes of injury time will be added to the first half. | |
| 45' | Martin Atkinson blows to end the first-half. | |
| 44' | Sunderland AFC's Fabio Borini is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 44' | Sunderland AFC take a 1 - 0 lead thanks to Jermain Defoe. | |
| 43' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a corner by Martin Atkinson. | |
| 42' | Sunderland AFC's Jack Rodwell breaks free at St James' Park. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
| 40' | Newcastle United's Chancel Mbemba misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 37' | Wahbi Khazri of Sunderland AFC gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 36' | Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) has received a yellow card from Martin Atkinson. | |
| 31' | In Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United attack through Jonjo Shelvey. The finish is off target, however. | |
| 20' | Newcastle United push forward through Andros Townsend, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
| 19' | Play has been resumed. | |
| 19' | Sunderland AFC are pushing forward but Jermain Defoe's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 19' | Fabio Borini is back on the pitch. | |
| 18' | Jack Colback (Newcastle United) gets a yellow card. | |
| 18' | Fabio Borini is writhing in pain and play has been suspended for a few moments. | |
| 13' | Jonjo Shelvey for Newcastle United gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
| 10' | Sunderland AFC's Lamine Kone attacks the ball with his head but his effort fails to hit the target. | |
| 10' | Corner awarded to Sunderland AFC. | |
| 10' | Jack Rodwell (Sunderland AFC) goes close with a header but the ball is scrambled away by Newcastle United defenders. | |
| 8' | Newcastle United are coming forward and Aleksandar Mitrovic gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 7' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a corner by Martin Atkinson. | |
| 3' | Sunderland AFC's Jermain Defoe misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 3' | Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland AFC) gets in a strike but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 1' | The match is underway at St James' Park. | |
| 52311 spectators have come along to St James' Park today. | ||
| This was Daryl Janmaat's 5th yellow card for the season. | ||
| The official line-ups for today's match are out. |