EAGLE-EYED football fans have spotted a not so subtle war of words between Newcastle and Sunderland before and after their FA Cup third round clash.
The Black Cats were hosting the Magpies in the first Tyne-Wear derby for eight years.
And the two clubs made sure to sneak in some light-hearted jabs at one another.
A 3-0 win for the visitors thanks to a Daniel Ballard own goal and Alexander Isak brace gave the Toon the perfect chance to poke fun at their rivals.
In the club’s match report for the game on their official website the first three sentences started with the letters “s”, “m”, and “b” for “sad Mackem b*******”.
The next three sentences had “u”, “t” and “m” for “Up the Mags”.
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The final four lines started with the letters “h”, “w”, “t”, “l” for “Howay the lads”.
However, Championship side Sunderland had made some digs of their own before the game when they published a form guide.
The first three sentences started with the letters “f”, “t” and “m”, which stands for “f*** the Mags”.
The second section saw three sentences start with “h”, “t” and “l” for the clubs rallying cry of “ha’way the lads”.
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Both clubs are understood to have taken the jabs as light-hearted banter.
The win means Newcastle have secured a spot in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup.
It is scheduled to get underway during the coverage of Manchester United’s trip to Wigan which starts at 7:30pm GMT tonight – kick-off is at 8:15pm GMT.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
