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Two Newcastle United fans invade the Stadium of Light

By Roy Emanuel

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Sunderland fans react after Darren Bent (R) of Burton Albion scored during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland and Burton Albion at Stadium of Light on April 21, 2018 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images )
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Sunderland fans react after Darren Bent (R) of Burton Albion scored during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sunderland and Burton Albion at Stadium of Light on April 21, 2018 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images ) /
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No Newcastle United match this weekend? No problem.

Newcastle United and manager Rafa Benitez are preparing for a key fixture tonight, looking to extend their Premier League winning streak to five games as they face Everton. This past weekend was not very kind to Tyne-Wear rival Sunderland, and two Toon fans made sure that they were there to enjoy the struggle.

The Black Cats were relegated to League One on Saturday afternoon following a 2-1 loss to Burton Albion, and Newcastle supporters were in the away end to witness the event. With less than five minutes left and clinging to a one-goal advantage, strikes from Darren Bent (86’) and Liam Boyce (90’) sealed the result and sent travelling fans into hysterics.

In the middle of the celebration were Newcastle United fans, and they were certainly happy with what they were seeing at the Stadium of Light.

The irony of course is that Sunderland were doing everything that they could to avoid something like this happening at their grounds.

The club cancelled a number of away tickets for their upcoming encounter with Wolverhampton to close the season, fearing that Newcastle supporters would be in the stands.

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Instead, these two gentlemen had a feeling relegation would be confirmed a bit sooner, and they were absolutely correct.

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Fans in delight

Since Sunderland’s fate was decided on Saturday, Toon fans have been having the last laugh on social media.

While some point out that a North East side going down like this can actually be a bad thing for the sport, few on Tyneside will be forgetting the ridicule that they endured from Sunderland supporters when they were relegated from the top flight two years ago.

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Newcastle United did not have an active weekend thanks to a Monday fixture, but two of their fans found a way to have a wonderful day out.

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