A footballer's account of a night in which he allegedly raped a woman is more "reliable" than the complainant's, a court has been told.
Jack Diamond, 23, denies raping and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in Fatfield, Washington, on 7 May 2022.
He said all activity with the woman, with whom he had a "casual sexual relationship", was consensual.
Lawyers have made their closing speeches to Newcastle Crown Court jurors after four days of evidence.
The court has heard the pair had an on-off "friends-with-benefits" relationship, after meeting on Tinder in 2019.