The FourFourTwo Preview: Newcastle vs Sunderland

Newcastle welcome their fierce local rivals to St James' Park on Sunday looking to end a run of three derby defeats in a row, with the corresponding fixture in the past two seasons ending in 3-0 wins for Sunderland. 

If Pardew's men are to buck that recent trend then Newcastle must quickly recover from two disappointing trips to north London in the last week that resulted in a 4-0 League Cup loss to Tottenham and 4-1 reverse at Arsenal in the Premier League.

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