Newcastle never recovered from this poor start.
The Magpies lost 3-0 away to North-East rivals Sunderland, and, in addition to looking disjointed on the field, their backroom staff committed a blunder before the game even started.
Chancel Mbemba played the first half at the Stadium of Light wearing a jersey with ‘Mbmemba’ on the back.
Club staff obviously noticed the error, and corrected it at half-time.
But Newcastle were unable to correct their leaky defence and lost for the sixth consecutive Tyne-Wear derby.
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