Premier League (Week 31) : Sunderland beats Newcastle 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 5, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 31: After losing 0-4 to Aston Villa on March 21 and 1-0 to West Ham on March 21, the Rokerites bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Newcastle this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe goal in the 45th minute.
Newcastle United are down in 13rd place with 35 points from 31 games, one point behind Crystal Palace, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of April 5, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 26 | 37 | 70 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 63 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 62 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 61 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | Southampton | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 53 |
| 8 | Swansea | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | West Ham | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 42 |
| 11 | Everton | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 37 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 35 |
| 14 | West Brom | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 29 |
| 16 | Hull | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 28 |
| 18 | Burnley | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 26 |
| 19 | QPR | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 25 |
| 20 | Leicester | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 22 |
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Overview
Sunderland
- Position: 15 +2
- Best performance of the season:Crystal Palace 1-3 Sunderland (3 Nov.)
- Previous game:West Ham 1-0 Sunderland (21 Mar.)
- Next game:Sunderland - Crystal Palace (11 Apr.)
Newcastle United
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Hull 0-3 Newcastle (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal (21 Mar.)
- Next game:Liverpool - Newcastle (13 Apr.)
Sunderland
1:0
Newcastle
1:0 (1:0)
- 5 April 2015
- 16:00
- Sunderland
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 70 |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 63 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 62 |
| 4 |  Manchester City | 61 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 54 |
Week 31 Results
| Saturday 4 April 2015 | ||||
| Arsenal | 4-1 | Liverpool | |
 | Swansea | 3-1 | Hull |  |
 | West Brom | 1-4 | QPR |  |
 | Everton | 1-0 | Southampton |  |
 | Leicester | 2-1 | West Ham |  |
| Manchester United | 3-1 | Aston Villa |  |
| Chelsea | 2-1 | Stoke City |  |
| Sunday 5 April 2015 | ||||
 | Burnley | 0-0 | Tottenham |  |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Newcastle | |
| Monday 6 April 2015 | ||||
 | Crystal Palace | 20:00 | Manchester City | |