Newcastle 1–2 Sunderland
2026-03-22 · Matchweek 31
· Referee: Anthony Taylor · VAR: Paul Howard
A card-heavy game — 7 bookings, 6 to the Sunderland side.
How Anthony Taylor refereed it
Taylor showed 7 yellow cards against a career average of 3.5, and awarded 27 fouls against an average of 21.0.
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 8 | 19 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | A. Gordon | 1-0 |
| 44' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Trai Hume | 1-0 |
| 57' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | C. Talbi | 1-1 |
| 82' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Omar Alderete | 1-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Sunderland | B. Brobbey | 1-2 |
| 90+1' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Joelinton | 1-2 |
| 90+1' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Brian Brobbey | 1-2 |
| 90+4' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Lutsharel Geertruida | 1-2 |
| 90+4' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Noah Sadiki | 1-2 |
| 90+9' | Yellow Card | Sunderland | Reinildo Mandava | 1-2 |