Alan Pardew's 9 Best & 9 Worst Matches At Newcastle

18. Newcastle vs Sunderland, December 2014

Rating: 0-1

Three time's the charm, though thankfully not another 3-0 victory. Even with Jack Colback - Sunderland's inspiration for two years - in the side, Newcastle again went down to a home loss. It was more closely fought, but Pardew's decisions were hugely flawed, and once more talents were underused or abused in pursuit of an inferior game plan.