Howe disappointed in himself after 'painful' Newcastle defeat

Newcastle were humbled 7-2 by Barcelona to bow out of the Champions League in midweek and failure to end a barren spell over Sunderland in the league saw them slip behind the Black Cats and down to 12th in the Premier League. Sunderland have still not tasted defeat in a league game between the sides for 15 years as they stretched a club-record unbeaten run in the Tyne-Wear derby to 11 matches. "Very, very painful. Most of all painful for our supporters and they're the ones I think about now," said Howe.