A banner day for Regis Le Bris and Sunderland will prove a new challenge for their Wear-Tyne derby rivals as Eddie Howe and Newcastle were dropped 1-0 by the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light.

The first Premier League match-up of the rivals in nearly a decade saw the lone goal coming via a Nick Woltemade own goal, but Le Bris won’t care as the Manager of the Year candidate outfoxed Howe and continues to make his case as a wizard.

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Sunderland not only stays above Newcastle on the table but they grow their lead over their neighbors, who lost a late lead in the UEFA Champions League at midweek in Germany.

How did Le Bris and Howe react to this game? The manners will be quite different, we imagine, especially after the Black Cats dod

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