45+2 min Mignonlet is laid out in agony after he and Taylor went for the ball in the box. Booking for Taylor, who in lunging for the ball, absolutely clattered the keeper. Bit harsh as he was clearly going for the ball.
45+1 min We're into the first of three added minutes. And there's a chance! Gutierrez's shot/cross is tipped out for a corner by the outstretched arm of Mignonlet.
45 min Newcstle on the attack as they attempt to pull one back before the break. Going to need to be a fairly dramatic departure from what's come before if they're to remotely bother the Sunderland defence.
43 min Cisse in the book for a late, reckless challenge on Bardsley.
42 min This is a tweet of Danny Rose proportions:
41 min Chance! It should be 0-2! Cuellar finds himself unmarked in the box at a corner but can only head straight at Krul, who reacts brilliantly to stop the header.
39 min World class photograph of Paolo Di Canio celebrating the goal:
38 min Have Newcastle's European jollies taken it out of them? They seem awful flat and unimaginative.
37 min Rose is in trouble. Big trouble. Studs-up challenge on Debuchy! He escapes with a booking. Lucky, lucky boy!
35 min Sky are showing live coverage of the Masters golf later today. They tell us. In the middle of a flippin' football match.
34 min Graham gets the better of Yanga-Mbiwa in the box, turning him, but his shot on goal is tame and straight at Krul. That incident took its toll on Graham and he goes off to receive some treatment.
33 min Sunderland fans are loving life right now. Noisy, happy, excited.
32 min Gouffran's header is straight at Mignonlet. He catches it. SUPERB PLAY!
29 min Cisse denied twice in two minutes from Mignonlet! Newcastle very close to levelling up this one. "Another world class save," says Quinn as he detonates yet another hyperbole bomb.
25 min Cuellar heads a dangerous cross from Debuchy away. Good defending as Cisse was lurking with intent.
23 min Many different versions of this around the Twittersphere today:
22 min Penalty shout! Graham involved again as his shot/cross strikes Cisse's arm. No interest from Webb.
21 min Adam Johnson's cross from the right is blocked out for a corner that he will take.
19 min Danny Rose, a key part of a defence that has conceded 45 goals this season, receives some fawning praise from Quinn.
17 min Game getting a bit scrappy now. Cabaye with a high foot on Graham and Sunderland will have a free-kick.
15 min Looks like Taylor was a lucky boy. He grabbed a big lump of Graham's shirt. Former Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn fumes in the Sky commentary box. Impartial? Not exactly.
14 min Penalty shout! Danny Graham goes down under pressure from Taylor in the box. Webb unmoved, though.
13 min This is an AWESOME picture of the two managers. Enjoy:
12 min "Great goalkeeping," says Niall Quinn as Tim Krul claims a regulation ball without dropping it.
11 min More good play from Newcastle, who are edging this match right now. They've made several visits to the Sunderland third of the pitch but are yet to carve up a genuine chance.
9 min Ooooooh, a coming together - if you can call it that - involving burly defender Taylor and skinny attacker Sessegnon ends with a free-kick to the Newcastle man.
7 min Chance! Gouffran is unleashed down the left and he weaves his way into the box before seeing his left-footed shot blocked out for a corner.
6 min Chance! Yanga-Mbiwa's long ball is over a sleepy John O'Shea and Cisse's chasing it down! But there's too much pace on the ball and Mignonlet is able to rush out and claim it before the goal-hungry Newcastle striker.
5 min Jeers as McClean's attempted cross slices out for a goal kick. Not a lot of quality on show as of yet.
4 min Taylor connects with a free-kick but his header is a bit wonky and it loops well off-target and out for a goal-kick.
3 min "We've got Coloccini, you've got Mussolini," sing the Newcastle fans.
2 min More booooooooos every time a member of the visiting team touches the ball. It's almost as if the home fans don't like Sunderland! Cabaye's long ball to Debuchy is too long and shepherded out of play by Rose.
1 min Boooooooooooos for Sunderland as they kick off. We're under way!
11.59 An absolute din in my headpones. No, it's not the passionate and noisy supporters. It's Niall Quinn!
11.57 What does a sea of noise look like? No idea, but that's what's greeting the players, apparently. Here are some quick pre-match words from Alan Pardew:
11.54 Kick-off nearly upon us so put the barbeque on hold and get settled down for some derby day action.
11.50 Telegraph Sport's North-East man is nervy:
11.48 Lots of chatter in the Sky studio about Di Canio's "enthusiasm". Can enthusiasm help fill the quality void in the Sunderland ranks?
11.43 Some choice words from Paolo Di Canio in a moody pre-match feature interview with Sky:
11.38 A sad read from today's Telegraph Sport. Paolo Di Canio's daughters have suffered abuse because of the fascist row that dominated his appointment as Sunderland’s new head coach.
11.33 Paolo Di Canio has celebrated the warm weather by ditching that classy jumper he was sporting last Sunday at Chelsea:
11.27 TEAM NEWS Newcastle are back at full-strength, with Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor and Cheick Tiote returning from injury after missing Thursday's Europa League quarter-final with Benfica.
Magpies fan Danny Graham is back in the Sunderland team, while Carlos Cuellar and James McClean are also handed starts.
Newcastle: Krul, Debuchy, Steven Taylor, Yanga-Mbiwa, Gutierrez, Marveaux, Tiote, Cabaye, Gouffran, Sissoko, Cisse.
Subs: Elliot, Anita, Ben Arfa, Perch, Haidara, Ameobi, Campbell.
Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, O'Shea, Cuellar, Rose, Johnson, N'Diaye, Larsson, McClean, Sessegnon, Graham.
Subs: Westwood, Kilgallon, Colback, Vaughan, Mangane, Mandron, Laidler.
Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
11.22 Good morning and thanks for joining me for live coverage of this Tyne-Wear derby. The sun is shining and there's football on - Happy Sunday. It doesn't get better than this.
Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland are right in the relegation mire and a defeat today could spell disaster for the strugglers. Newcastle aren't faring much better - they are just five points better off than Sunderland - and a loss for them could hurtle them back into the mess. It's all to play for so let's get going. But before we do please read the below preview.
Match Notes
There is rarely much at stake in the Tyne-Wear derby other than local bragging rights, but not this time.
Both are in relegation trouble, albeit Sunderland the deepest, and neither can afford to lose this.
The damage could be irreparable to the Black Cats if they leave empty-handed, but a first win on Tyneside in 13 years would drag Newcastle back into the mire.
Betting: Home 19-20, Away 11-4, Draw 23-10.
Stat of the game: There have been five red cards in the last five Premier League games between these teams.
Luke Edwards' prediction: Newcastle United 2 Sunderland 2.
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