REACTION: Eddie Howe's #NUFC response... ⚫️ Apology to supporters and explanation for defeat ⚪️ Assessment of Elanga/Gordon displays ⚫️ Worrying injury update on Dan Burn Read here...⬇️

⚽️ DERBY RATINGS: High #SAFC marks - especially in defence. Worryingly low #NUFC marks - especially in attack. And as has been the case pretty much all season, Granit Xhaka Man of the Match again... Read here...⬇️

⚽️ REPORT: If you're a #NUFC striker, you dream of scoring the only goal in a derby at the Stadium of Light. Or maybe not. But while the goal might have come from nowhere, #SAFC were thoroughly deserved derby winners... Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ There's going to be a real poignancy to events on Wearside this afternoon. Last night's terribly sad news on the death of #SAFC goalscoring great Gary Rowell. Derby hero, voice of a generation on the radio and a local lad made very, very good...⬇️

✍️ Anthony Gordon derby-day interview... ⚫️ What to expect from a derby-day on Wearside ⚪️ #NUFC as underdogs with #SAFC above them in table? ⚫️ Gordon's form - and hopes for the season ⚪️ Conceding late goals - and how to stop it Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ Regis Le Bris: 'Sunderland are the underdogs in the derby - and that suits us...' #SAFC #NUFC (from @domshawecho.bsky.social) Read here...⬇️

🔴 Kim Hellberg insists he was never concerned by Tommy Conway's lengthy goalless run. But the #Boro boss still shared every supporter's joy and relief when the striker's penalty hit the back of the net yesterday... Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ RIP Gary Rowell. A Sunderland legend - and one of only three players to have scored a century of goals for #SAFC since the Second World War. Derby day is going to have a real poignancy tomorrow... Read here...⬇️

🔴 REACTION: What even Kim Hellberg couldn't believe as he was watching his #Boro side sweep QPR away in the first half at the Riverside... Read here...⬇️

🔴 RATINGS: So many good #Boro displays today - Brynn, Hackney, McGree, Conway and Strelec all excellent. Hard to look past Morgan Whittaker for Man of the Match again though. A player who has been completely transformed... Read here...⬇️

✍️ #Boro analysis: 🔴 Hellball in full effect as Kim becomes a #Boro history maker 🔴 More Morgan Whittaker magic - who needs Bukayo Saka? 🔴 Tommy Conway's joy as duck is broken 🔴 Further evidence of superb squad depth Read here...⬇️

🔴 FULL Team News as Kim Hellberg makes three #Boro changes against QPR. Ayling back in defence, which means Bangura dropping to bench as Targett plays at left-back. Browne for Gilbert in midfield, and Strelec for Burgzorg in attack. Read here...⬇️

🔴 Kim Hellberg will hold January transfer meetings with Kieran Scott and the rest of the recruitment team next week - and the #Boro boss intends to put his in-depth knowledge of the Scandinavian market to good use... Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️ Why are #NUFC conceding so many late goals? Eddie Howe insists it’s not because his players are being instructed to sit back to try to defend a lead… Read here…⬇️

Regis Le Bris knows how much the Wear-Tyne derby means to #SAFC fans, for one supporter told him in the summer they'd be happy to get relegated back to the Championship as long as they beat #NUFC...! www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/256947...

💻 Kim Hellberg: 'What sparked my love of tactics? Playing Football Manager! I love the game. I think I’ve been the manager of pretty much all the teams in the world on that game. I've played a lot!' ✍️ @scottwilsonecho.bsky.social | #Boro www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/256942...

🚨 We Are Sunderland - the derby preview… 🔴 How the derby can be won ⚪️ #SAFC likely line-up - with Le Bris’ key calls 🔴 Two key #NUFC vulnerabilities ⚪️ Predictions for Sunday 🗣️ @scottwilsonecho.bsky.social and @domshawecho.bsky.social Read here…⬇️

✍️ #Boro team news ahead of QPR... 🔴 Strelec and Hansen back in squad after recovering from illness 🔴 Fry unavailable - but could be back in full training next week 🔴 Ayling and Edmundson pushing to dislodge Targett from centre-half Read here...⬇️

✍️ Eddie Howe derby interview... ⚫️ Getting stick from #SAFC fans - and why it underlines just what the derby means ⚪️ What #NUFC have to get right at Stadium of Light ⚫️ What Howe's main pre-match message will be Read here...⬇️

✍️ COLUMN TIME: With tin hat well and truly on, here's my combined Wear-Tyne derby day XI ahead of Sunday... ⚽️ Seven #NUFC players in combined side ⚽️ Four #SAFC players make the cut ⚽️ Le Bris trumps Howe to lead team Let me know what you reckon...⬇️

✍️ Lewis Miley interview... ⚫️ Derby memories - and the win over #SAFC that stands out as a #NUFC fan ⚪️ What he's expecting on Sunday at Stadium of Light ⚫️ Scoring in Europe - and a challenge from Eddie Howe Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️ Illness and injury updates on Yoane Wissa, Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier and Sven Botman ahead of #NUFC’s trip to Wearside for Sunday’s Wear-Tyne derby… Read here…⬇️

✍🏻 Nick Woltemade interview… ⚫️ Life and love on Tyneside ⚪️ Changing his game with #NUFC ⚫️ Reacting to Bayern Munich’s barbs ⚪️ Bayer boss’ view on Germany’s new star striker Read here…⬇️

🔴 #Boro set for quadruple injury boost in next few weeks - although it sounds like it'll be pretty much an unchanged squad for tomorrow's game at Charlton. All the latest from Kim Hellberg on injuries and returning players here...⬇️

✍️ Yoane Wissa interview... ⚫️ Living up to the responsibilities of being #NUFC's number nine ⚪️ Winning his three-month injury battle ⚫️ What he's learned from watching Woltemade ⚪️ Why he felt he had said no to DR Congo Read here...⬇️

✍🏻 Alex Gilbert interview… 🔴 Proving himself with #Boro 🔴 Conversations with Kim Hellberg 🔴 His goalscoring youth 🔴 Unseen training-ground work with Hayden Hackney Read here…⬇️

🔴⚪️ ANALYSIS: Losing to Man City was a disappointment, but long before the final whistle blew at the Etihad, thoughts had turned to what comes next. This is the game - and the week - #SAFC have been waiting for… Read here…⬇️

🔴⚪️ Mixed injury news for #SAFC ahead of the derby, with one potential starter expected to make it but another already pretty much ruled out... Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ Regis Le Bris wasn't taking any risks with Noah Sadiki in the closing stages of yesterday's defeat at the Etihad - but the #SAFC midfielder says he wanted to finish the game and wasn't thinking about what a booking might have meant... Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ REACTION: Regis Le Bris dismisses suggestions that his #SAFC side had half-an-eye on the derby as they lost at Man City today - but admits it's now full focus on Newcastle at the Stadium of Light... Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ RATINGS: Granit Xhaka was the pick for #SAFC again - but it was a difficult afternoon for a number of Sunderland players. Rayan Cherki the Man of the Match - what a player he looked today... Read here...⬇️

✍️ ANALYSIS: Man City 3 Sunderland 0 🔴 #SAFC reality check - or proof of Man City's title credentials? ⚪️ Did Regis Le Bris' tactics work? 🔴 Ramifications ahead of the derby - as thoughts turn to next Sunday Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ FULL Team News as Regis Le Bris makes three #SAFC changes at Man City - Geertruida into the backline for Reinildo, who is not in the squad. Traore and Isidor preferred to Talbi and Brobbey, who drop down to bench.... Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️ Why Eddie Howe backs Ross Wilson’s view on overseas transfers - and #NUFC boss’ thoughts on David Hopkinson’s ‘best club in the world’ ambitions… Read here…⬇️

🚨 The new We Are Sunderland videocast is live… 🔴 Liverpool debrief - and what we learned about #SAFC ⚪️ O’Nien’s magical moment 🔴 Xhaka/Sadiki booking situation ⚪️ Man City preview 🗣️ @Scottwilsonecho and @DomShawEcho Watch & subscribe…⬇️

⚫️⚪️ #NUFC contract talks with Tino Livramento and Sven Botman have begun - as sporting director Ross Wilson spells out the club's financial position and thinking ahead of the January window... Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️ Yoane Wissa in line for his first appearance in a #NUFC squad against Burnley tomorrow - plus injury latest on Sandro Tonali, Sven Botman and Nick Pope... Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️COLUMN TIME: If #NUFC are to achieve David Hopkinson's ambitions without new/redeveloped stadium, they're going to have to be bold. Might that finally mean the kind of Saudi sponsorship deals the PL unsuccessfully tried to stop at Man City? Read...⬇️

✍️ BIG READ: Interview with #NUFC CEO David Hopkinson ⚫️ New stadium thinking around St James' Park revealed ⚪️ Firm pledge on new training ground project ⚫️ Bold four-year plan for Magpies ⚪️ Why PIF are 'still as committed as ever' Read here...⬇️

🔴⚪️ What a night for #SAFC - it could have been even better with Wilson Isidor in stoppage time, but for all Liverpool's ongoing struggles, that was still a brilliant performance and result. Regis Le Bris' tactics absolutely spot on again... ✍️ @domshawecho.bsky.social report...

🚨 The new You Are My Boro videocast went live last night… 🔴 Key takeaways from Kim Hellberg’s first #Boro game 🔴 Defensive injury riddle 🔴 Solving Tommy Conway dilemma 🔴 Dom’s Road to Hull 🗣️ @scottwilsonecho.bsky.social and @domshawecho.bsky.social Watch/subscribe…⬇️

⚫️⚪️ What Eddie Howe said on the likelihood of Sandro Tonali and Yoane Wissa being available for the weekend game against Burnley in the wake of last night’s dramatic draw with Spurs… #NUFC Read here…⬇️

⚫️⚪️ REACTION: Eddie Howe admitted #NUFC's game management was found wanting as they tossed away two points against Spurs tonight - that's 11 points they've lost from winning positions now this season, the joint-worst in the league... Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️ RATINGS: A real mixed bag from #NUFC - Hall was very good, and Guimaraes and Gordon both made a big difference from the bench. Ramsdale was poor for the equaliser though and both Joelinton and Murphy were sloppy. Romero MOTM for Spurs. Read here..⬇️

⚫️⚪️ REPORT: Done at the death. #NUFC thought they'd got the job done - then somehow Cristian Romero's overhead kick sneaked through a crowded 18-yard box and denied them two points they really should have taken... Read here...⬇️

⚫️⚪️ FULL Team News as Eddie Howe makes two #NUFC changes against Spurs - Sandro Tonali replaces Bruno Guimaraes in midfield, with Jacob Murphy coming in for Anthony Elanga on right. Lewis Miley stays in side - Anthony Gordon stays on bench... Read here...⬇️

🔴 What Kim Hellberg wants from #Boro’s academy - and why Archie Baptiste is unlikely to be the only youngster getting a chance under the new head coach… Read here…⬇️

🔴⚪️ Regis Le Bris turns the spotlight on Liverpool’s losses ahead of #SAFC’s midweek trip to Anfield… Read here…⬇️

⚫️⚪️ What Eddie Howe would “love to do” in January as #NUFC start to firm up their transfer plans ahead of the opening of the window… Read here…⬇️

⚫️⚪️ Major boost for #NUFC as Yoane Wissa is NOT in the DR Congo squad list that has just been released ahead of AFCON. Wissa has taken to social media to say he'll be his nation's "number one fan"... Read here...⬇️