Newcastle 0 Sunderland 3: Player ratings as Adam Johnson stars
Newcastle 0 Sunderland 3: Player ratings as the Black Cats secure their third successive win over their derby rivals
Newcastle United
Tim Krul Could not do much to keep out Borini’s fantastic penalty and palmed a deflected shot into Johnson’s path for Sunderland’s second. 6/10
Mathieu Debuchy Not a good afternoon for the Frenchman. Caught out down Sunderland’s left wing a few times. 5
Steven Taylor Did not get close enough to Colback in the lead up to Sunderland’s second goal and had an uncomfortable afternoon up against Altidore. 5
Mike Williamson Contributed to Newcastle’s largely woeful defensive performance in the first-half and his positioning was suspect throughout. 5
Davide Santon Tough afternoon up against the in-form Johnson and could not assert his authority offensively. 5
Cheick Tiote Did not provide adequate cover for the Magpies defence and was not very expressive on the ball either. 5
Vernon Anita Over-run by Sunderland’s industrious midfield and clumsily gave away a penalty. A poor afternoon. 4
Moussa Sissoko Worked hard down Newcastle’s right side but lacked the cutting edge required to break Sunderland down. 6
Hatem Ben Arfa– Played behind Ameobi in the absence of Cabaye but did not create much and was caught in possession in the lead up to Sunderland’s third goal. 5
Sammy Ameobi Began brightly but quickly faded as the first-half went on and hauled off at the break. 5
Shola Ameobi Newcastle’s perennial derby goal-scorer proved ineffective as a result of the Magpies’ poor creativity and perhaps should have buried a header in the second half. 5
Substitutes
Luuk De Jong Brought on at half-time but did not see much of the ball as Sunderland kept Newcastle at bay in the second-half. 5
Paul Dummett A 64th-minute introduction in place of Santon and endured tough time against the magnificent Johnson. 5
Sylvain Marveaux – Came on after 74 minutes but could not influence the game in any way for the Magpies. 5
Sunderland
Vito Mannone Had to deal with a few long-range strikes but a largely comfortable afternoon. 7
Phil Bardsley Defended well and linked up well with Johnson. Brought down by Anita for the penalty. 7
John O’Shea Picked up an early yellow card for bringing down Ameobi but had a solid game after that. 7
Wes Brown Untroubled by Newcastle’s forward line and composed on the ball. 7
Marcus Alonso Very bright down Sunderland’s left wing and delivered a few dangerous balls into Newcastle’s penalty area. 7
Ki Sung-Yueng Brilliantly efficient in the middle of the park. Passed simply and accurately while tackling very well. 7
Liam Bridcutt Solid debut for the midfielder. Linked up well with Ki and Colback. 7
Jack Colback Scored Sunderland’s third after a wonderful counter-attack and made numerous forward runs from his midfield position while carrying out defensive duties very well. 8
Adam Johnson (man of the match) Another outstanding display from the winger. Had a crucial part to play in the lead-up to the penalty before tapping home his sixth goal in four games. May yet find a way into England’s World Cup 2014 squad. 9
Jozy Altidore A handful for Newcastle’s centre-halves all afternoon and produced a stunning flick in the build up to Johnson’s goal. 7
Fabio Borini Worked tirelessly and buried his penalty superbly under pressure before assisting Colback’s 80th minute strike. 8
Substitutes
Sebastian Larsson Had 13 minutes on the pitch and provided a decent outlet on the right-wing in Johnson’s place. 6
Craig Gardner An 89th-minute change for Sunderland and did not have time to do much. 5
