Sunderland and Newcastle enjoy word game wind-ups

Football
8 Jan 2024 • 12:30 PM MYT
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Sunderland and Newcastle enjoyed a war of words on social media this week.

The two historic rivals were able to reconnect in the FA Cup third round on Saturday.

After the Magpies beat Sunderland 3-0, they could not resist gloating on their website afterward.

Pre-game, Sunderland posted an online form guide that showed three sentences beginning with letters f, t, and m, which stands for f the Mags."

Newcastle then chimed in on their official site post-game, with their review having sentences that started with s, m, and b, referencing sad Mackem b*******."

Despite the Black Cats playing up the game all week, they were unable to live with the Premier League side.