Newcastle change post-match tradition to wind up Sunderland after FA Cup win

The Magpies made light work of their Tyne-Wear rivals at the Stadium of Light in their first meeting since March 2016.

A double from Alexander Isak and an own goal from Daniel Ballard gave Eddie Howe an easy win to relieve some pressure and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

And to really rub salt in the wounds, the Newcastle players and staff congregated on the Stadium of Light pitch to take a team photo.

The Sunderland fans that were still in the ground were left seething while the Newcastle supporters behind the goal were celebrating wildly.

Boos could be loudly heard from the home end directed at the away supporters, where 6,000 Geordies had made the trip down.

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Alongside her, ex-Leeds star Lucy Ward said: "Yeah, they usually wait to have a team photo in the dressing room, but Newcastle have decided to have it on the pitch, all the players and staff, there's about 50 of them, in front of the away fans - it hasn't gone down well around us."

Carruthers added: "It most certainly hasn't with those Sunderland supporters still here at the Stadium of Light, of which there aren't many as they probably want to get away from this as soon as possible.

"Listen to the sound, some of the Newcastle players are throwing their shirts into the crowd, a reward for some of the 6,000 fans who travelled down from St James' Park in coaches first thing this morning.

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"And they're going to be kept inside the stadium for the next half an hour, to an hour, to let the Sunderland fans disperse and make sure there's no trouble."

It is a change of tradition for Howe's men, though, as they usually take their team photos in the dressing room.

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While Newcastle certainly lapped up any chance to twist the knife on their local rivals, they were the clear winners at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

They cruised to a 3-0 victory but it could have been more after dominating the game and it gives Howe some breathing space after arresting a slump that saw them win just once in their last eight games.

He said: "It feels great [to win], I never worried about the draw I always thought it was a great draw - as long as we won it.

"We handled the occasion well, were brave with the ball and were very composed. We didn't let the crowd take over and we handled everything really well in the first half.

"I think we are still a bit off our best but it was a step in the right direction, hopefully the forward momentum can continue.

"If you look at the size of the games we've had this year this was nothing new. We've handled big occasions really well this year.

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"We had to do the little bits right today and that's what happened. It keeps us in an important competition and that brings hope.

"The Premier League doesn't get easy with fixtures so this game was important."