Scoreline: Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle Tiote was given his marching orders by referee Martin Atkinson after just 25 minutes of Newcastle's derby fixture against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. In an attempt to kick the ball, the Ivorian international caught Black Cat's man Steven Fletcher and sent the striker flying. Yes, the studs were up but he barely touched the striker and his desire to kick the ball meant he was off balance. The challenge was simply a follow through and was in no way malicious. There was no jump involved and he did not drag his boot down Fletcher's leg. This was a typical case of Atkinson getting carried away in the derby.