Sunderland chasing derby sweep against Newcastle

Newcastle United will look to rebound from a deflating Champions League performance and avoid being swept in this season’s Tyne-Wear derby fixtures when Sunderland visits in Sunday’s early kickoff.

The Magpies (12-12-6, 42 points) suffered a 7-2 drubbing in the second leg of their round-of-16 series against FC Barcelona and exited the competition 8-3 on aggregate.

It was a promising performance on Wednesday for 45 minutes, with Anthony Elanga scoring twice before halftime and...