Newcastle v Sunderland Betting Preview Gameweek 31

The last match between Newcastle and Sunderland was a Premier League clash at St James' Park on Sunday, 22 March 2026. Sunderland won 2-1.

Newcastle opened the scoring early through Anthony Gordon after a mistake from the Sunderland defence handed a good chance to the hosts. However, Sunderland would equalize around the hour mark through Chemsdine Talbi. The two sides were fairly evenly matched throughout the game, but Sunderland's Brian Brobbey found the net in the 90th minute to give Sunderland the win. This gave the Black Cats the league double over their rivals and saw Newcastle slip down to 12th, one place below Sunderland in the league table.

When is Newcastle v Sunderland?
Sunday, 22 March 2026.

What time is kick-off for Newcastle v Sunderland?
12:00pm, UK time.

Where is Newcastle v Sunderland being played?
St James’ Park, Newcastle.

How to watch Newcastle v Sunderland
Live on Sky Sports Main Event.

NEWCASTLE V SUNDERLAND BETTING FORM

Newcastle head into this Tyne-Wear derby on the back of a disappointing midweek loss in the Champions League. The Magpies were hammered 7-2 at the Camp Nou, losing 8-3 on aggregate to Barcelona and being eliminated from the Champions League. With Eddie Howe’s men also out of the FA and EFL Cups, focus will be entirely on the league for the rest of the season. Newcastle currently sit seven points off fifth place, so they will need to find their best form if they are to qualify for Europe again.

NEWCASTLE LEAGUE FORM                                      

WIN: Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle, 14 March 2026
WIN: Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United, 4 March 2026
LOSS: Newcastle 2-3 Everton, 28 February 2026

After a strong start to the season, Sunderland’s form has somewhat tailed off, with the Black Cats looking set for a mid-table finish. Régis Le Bris’ men were eliminated from the FA Cup in disappointing fashion after losing to League One side Port Vale, and have just one win in their last six matches in the league. However, a Tyne-Wear derby is sure to have Sunderland fired up, especially after winning the reverse fixture in December. Can they do the double over their rivals?

SUNDERLAND LEAGUE FORM

LOSS: Sunderland 0-1 Brighton, 14 March 2026
WIN: Leeds 0-1 Sunderland, 3 March 2026
DRAW: Bournemouth 1-1 Sunderland, 28 February 2026

To see all the Newcastle v Sunderland betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.

See our Newcastle v Sunderland Betting Pricing Page Here, or via the link below.

WHAT ARE THE BEST ODDS ON NEWCASTLE V SUNDERLAND?

Hosts Newcastle come into this tie as favourites. You can back them to make it three league wins on the bounce at 13/20, or at 8/13 in our 2 Up market which pays out if your side goes up by two goals during the match.

Sunderland will be the underdogs, despite winning the two sides’ previous meeting this season. In fact, the Black Cats have dominated this fixture in recent years, winning seven of the last ten meetings, and only losing once. You can back them to win again at 17/4, or at 15/4 in our 2 Up market. You can back the draw at 14/5.

See our Newcastle v Sunderland Fixed Odds Betting Prices Here.

NEWCASTLE V SUNDERLAND FOOTBALL SPREAD BETTING PRICES

We also offer a number of spread betting markets for Sunday’s clash, including our “Goal Supremacy” market. This market currently has Newcastle favoured by 0.8-1 goals. This means that if you placed a “buy” bet, you would need Newcastle to win by at least two goals to start turning a profit, and if you sold, you would need Sunderland to win or draw, or Newcastle to only win by one goal. If you bought, a two-goal victory for Newcastle would win you 1 times your stake, a three-goal victory 2 times your stake, and so on.

However, if you bought and Newcastle lost or drew the game, you would lose money. Here, a one-goal loss would cost you 2 times your stake, a two-goal loss 3 times your stake, etc. 

You can also bet on the total number of goals scored during the game with our Total Goals market. This is currently set at 2.7-2.9. If you’re expecting plenty of goalmouth action, you would “buy” and would need at least three total goals to turn a profit. Alternatively, if you expect a low-scoring affair, you could “sell” and would need two goals or fewer to turn a profit.

If you sold and the game ended 1-0, you would win 1.7 times your stake. However, if you sold and the game ended 4-2 you would lose 3.3 times your stake. It’s important to remember that when spread betting, if your bet loses, you can lose multiples of your stake, so be sure to choose appropriate stake sizes for each market.

See our Newcastle v Sunderland Spread Betting Prices Here.

NEWCASTLE V SUNDERLAND SPECIALS AND PRICE BOOSTS

We have Price Boosts and popular Bet-Builders assembled by our pricing team live now on the Spreadex website.

You can back Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade to have at least two shots on target during the match at 15/8, boosted from the original price of 13/8. You can also back Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey and Newcastle’s Joelinton to both score in the match at 16/1, boosted from 12/1.  

LEARN HOW TO SPREAD BET ON NEWCASTLE V SUNDERLAND

Spreadex is one of the only sportsbooks in the UK to offer Sports Spread Betting as well as traditional fixed odds prices. Some of the unique betting markets available include Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.

See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos, and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.

Visit our football spread betting education area here.

Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 10am 20 March. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.