In Matchweek 31 of the Premier League, two mid-table sides with distant hopes of UEFA Europa Conference League qualification went head-to-head, as Newcastle United hosted fierce rivals Sunderland in a tightly contested encounter.

The hosts made the brighter start and looked in control for much of the first half. Their early dominance paid off when Anthony Gordon found the net, giving Newcastle United a deserved lead and energising the home crowd.

However, the momentum shifted dramatically after the break. Sunderland emerged with renewed intent and turned the game on its head through goals from Michel-Ange Balikwisha Talbi and Brian Brobbey. The decisive moment came right at the death, with Brobbey striking in the 90th minute to seal a dramatic 2–1 victory.

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Newcastle - Sunderland 1:2 (1:0)
Goals: Gordon A., 10 (1:0); Talbi, 57 (1:1); Brobbey, 90 (1:2)

Newcastle: Ramsdale; Trippier (Livramento, 65); Botman (Thiaw, 54); Burn; Hall; Barnes H. (Osula, 76); Ramsey J.; Elanga (Murphy Alex, 65); Joelinton; Gordon A. (Wissa Y., 89); Woltemade (Willock, 65)
Substitution: Thiaw (from 54); Livramento (from 65); Murphy Alex (from 65); Willock (from 65); Osula (from 76); Wissa Y. (from 89)
Bench: Pope; Murphy J-b; Neave

Sunderland: Ellborg; Geertruida; Alderete; Hume; O'Nien; Diarra H. (Le Fée, 85); Sadiki; Xhaka; Talbi (Reinildo, 93); Rigg; Brobbey (Mayenda, 93)
Substitution: Le Fée (from 85); Reinildo (from 93); Mayenda (from 93)
Bench: Moore S.; Cirkin; Mukiele; Jones Har.; Isidor W.
Yellow Cards: Hume 44; Alderete 82; Brobbey 91; Geertruida 94; Sadiki 94; Reinildo 99