Premier League (Week 17) : Sunderland beats Newcastle 1-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 21, 2014 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 17: After their 0-0 draw against Liverpool on December 13 and 1-1 draw against West Ham on December 13, the Rokerites returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle this Sunday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson seconds before the end of regulation.
Newcastle United are down in 9th place with 23 points from 17 games, 2 points behind Swansea City.
View : Full Premier League table (as of December 21, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | West Ham | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Southampton | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 29 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 26 |
| 8 | Swansea | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | West Brom | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | QPR | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Burnley | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Hull | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 13 |
| 20 | Leicester | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 10 |
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Overview
Newcastle United
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:West Brom 0-2 Newcastle (9 Nov.)
- Previous game:Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Manchester United - Newcastle (26 Dec.)
Sunderland
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:Crystal Palace 1-3 Sunderland (3 Nov.)
- Previous game:Sunderland 1-1 West Ham (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Hull (26 Dec.)
Newcastle
0:1
Sunderland
0:1 (0:0)
- 21 December 2014
- 13:30
- Newcastle
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 39 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 39 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 32 |
| 4 |  West Ham | 31 |
| 5 |  Southampton | 29 |
Week 17 Results
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
| Manchester City | 3-0 | Crystal Palace |  |
| West Ham | 2-0 | Leicester |  |
 | Tottenham | 2-1 | Burnley |  |
| Southampton | 3-0 | Everton |  |
 | QPR | 3-2 | West Brom |  |
 | Hull | 0-1 | Swansea |  |
 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Manchester United | |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
| Newcastle | 0-1 | Sunderland | |
 | Liverpool | 16:00 | Arsenal |  |
| Monday 22 December 2014 | ||||
 | Stoke City | 20:00 | Chelsea | |