Sunderland move four points ahead of Newcastle in the Premier League table after a scrappy victory at the Stadium of Light

Woltemade's return to Germany ended with a frustrating 2-2 draw at Bayer Leverkusen after he had won the penalty which resulted in his team's first goal.

NICK WOLTEMADE was left in fits of laughter during his Newcastle press duties. The big money summer signing – who arrived from Germany – was brought on board to replace Alexander Isak

Eddie Howe spoke of the short memories those in the football world possess, and while he was not referring to the way Nick Woltemade has helped Newcastle banish the ghost of Alexander Isak, he could well have been.

One of Eddie Howe's biggest decisions pre-match was the call to name Anthony Elanga in the starting XI at the Stadium Of Light, He was selected ahead of both Harvey Barnes and Jacob Murphy, both of whom had arguably deserved their places following their performances against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

Nick Woltemade was Newcastle United's derby day villain as his own goal gave Sunderland a battling 1-0 win over their bitter rivals at the Stadium of Light.

Newcastle United forward Nick Woltemade says he didn't pay attention to the comments from Bayern Munich supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge after his £69m move in the summer. The 23-year-old's move from Stuttgart was thrust back into the spotlight after Rummenigge publicly mocked the fee,