"It was not our finest game. The effort was there, but the quality was not. It was a game of really few chances decided by a freak goal, and we could not create the opening we wanted. The goal came at a really bad time, and was bad in its construction. Nick has not meant to do it, but it has decided the game. I thought we had defended pretty well."
"The quality was missing in both halves, we were disappointed with our creative output. There was more intensity and more bravery on the ball after the changes without creating the chances, and their goalkeeper was not overworked. We know how much this means and all the focus on today was huge. We tried to deliver our best performance, and we haven't done that. We feel disappointed in ourselves and that we left something on the pitch, and that's a horrible feeling."
Newcastle United lost 1-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light after Nick Woltemade's second-half own-goal settled the first Tyne-Wear derby since March 2016. Newcastle produced just two shots on target and 11 total shots, with an expected goals (xG) total of 0.53, the lowest of any Premier League match this season. The team lacked cutting edge and creative output across both halves, creating very few clear chances and failing to trouble the opposition goalkeeper. The result prevented Newcastle from leapfrogging local rivals, and Dan Burn left the game injured after a collision.
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