CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle waited for this derby for a decade - now they just want to get the points and get out of there alive. This is how Sunderland sent a jolt through the North East

This was the derby Newcastle had wanted for so long - yet now it’s here, it bears little resemblance to the one advertised in the pre-season brochure.

So much for six probable points and North East bragging rights restored at the expense of rivals headed straight back to the Championship. Speak to the Toon Army in Germany this week, and many would quietly accept the footballing equivalent of a truce and points shared.