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Kit clash! Why Sunderland & Newcastle are both wearing home strips in FA Cup Tyne-Wear derby as TV viewers are left baffled

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<p>Both teams are wearing their home kits at the Stadium of Light, leaving plenty of people watching at home a bit confused. The Black Cats are in their traditional red and white stripes, and Newcastle are in their own black and white stripes.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sunderland-Newcastle.<br>Looks great - apart from the kit clash.</p>— Stuart James (@stujames75) <a href="https://twitter.com/stujames75/status/1743615572389007467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This kit clash is ridiculous. Who thought that would be a good idea?</p>— Five Year Plan 🦅🏆 (@FYPFanzine) <a href="https://twitter.com/FYPFanzine/status/1743617582991581221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can we restart the game without the kit clash, please? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SUNNEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SUNNEW</a></p>— The92Bible (@The92Bible) <a href="https://twitter.com/The92Bible/status/1743615274299928810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Newcastle have rarely worn their away kit against Sunderland. They did wear navy in 2015 and grey a year earlier but traditionally, both clubs have worn their home kits for their encounters. This year, however, has seen both shirts have a larger portion of white, perhaps leading to confusion from viewers.</p>

THE EXPLANATION

<p>It's been a while since the two sides faced each other last, with that game coming in 2016. On Saturday, Newcastle managed to overcome the initial kit clash to take a 1-0 lead through a Daniel Ballard own goal, and Alexander Isak doubled the lead right at the start of the second period.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Sunderland will hope to find a way back into the game as they bid to force a replay, or even a potential upset. Newcastle will aim to see it out. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

Kit clash! Why Sunderland & Newcastle are both wearing home strips in FA Cup Tyne-Wear derby as TV viewers are left baffled | Goal.com

Sunderland and Newcastle are both wearing stripes in their FA Cup third-round clash, to the annoyance of some television viewers.

Kit clash! Why Sunderland &amp; Newcastle are both wearing home strips in FA Cup Tyne-Wear derby as TV viewers are left baffled

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