Sunderland's most recent trophy success came in 1973, when they stunned Leeds United at Wembley to win the FA Cup as a Second Division side. The Black Cats led the 2014 League Cup final 1-0 at halftime before losing 3-1 to Manchester City.

It is a game unlike any other in football, a derby pitting two cities against each other in a conflict that has spanned hundreds of years going back to the English Civil War.

BBC Radio 5 Live reporter Conor McNamara is looking forward to a "particularly fascinating" meeting between historic foes Newcastle and Sunderland. Sunday's game at The Stadium of Light is their first Premier League meeting since 2016 and McNamara is especially interested given the current situations of both clubs.

After a failed attempt to sign Armand Laurentie from Sunderland, the English club is preparing a renewed effort to secure the French striker for its 2026 project, according to Tuttomercatoweb.

The Athletic speaks with three key decision-makers at the club, including chairman Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, to chart their journey on Wearside

On Dec. 14 the wider world will get to see just exactly what it means. Those who already do will get a reminder. After a near 10-year absence, the Tyne and Wear derby returns -- with the last one taking place in March 2016.

The Frenchman has been repeatedly touted as a target for the Black Cats in recent times, and earlier this week, La Repubblica claimed that the Premier League new boys had tabled a bid of around £22 million to lure him to Wearside in the new year.

DANNY SIMPSON and James McClean nearly settled it in the boxing ring after sparking a 21-man Tyne-Wear derby brawl. And the ex-Sunderland and Newcastle star predicts more knockout action when his

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris expects the home fans to pump up the volume for the first Tyne-Wear league derby for more than a decade when his side host Newcastle United on Sunday.

Black Cats will return to Premier League action on Sunday, when they face the Magpies, looking to secure a vital win in the Tyne-Wear derby against their fierce