Ahead of Newcastle United’s derby clash against arch-rivals Sutherland in the Premier League 2025-26 match, fights broke out between fans at the vicinity of St. James Park at Newcastle upon Tyne. In clips that have been going viral on social media, chaotic scenes prevailed ahead of the game as some fans allowed their passion to get the better of them.
Police steps in to maintain peace amid chaos ahead of Newcastle United vs Sutherland Premier League game
Sutherland F.C. also known as The Black Cats, enjoyed a memorable outing against Newcastle United previously as an own goal from Nick Woltemade resulted in their win. Hence, the stakes were inevitably high ahead of the ongoing match. Sutherland’s team bus was reportedly given a hostile reception when it pulled into the iconic venue. From that point, the threat of chaos or violence loomed large.
🚨💣 Shocking scenes outside St James’ Park. 😳
Fights have broken out among fans, leaving one supporter in a serious condition.
CPR was administered on the spot before he was taken away by ambulance.
Not good at all. 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/aWwAWF1b0B
— Topskills Sports UK (@topskillsportuk) March 22, 2026
Fights eventually broke out among the fans as the police personnel rushed to the scene to restore sanity. A few media outlets have claimed that a group of Sutherland supporters were attacked and one of the fans had sustained severe injuries, forcing someone to perform CPR. As per The Daily Mail, a group of fans had unveiled the Sutherland flag and it was met with punches and hurling missiles.
Anthony Gordon strikes for Newcastle to put them 1-0 up
As far as the state of the match goes, Newcastle are currently 1-0 up after half-time as Anthony Gordon struck in the 10th minute to put them ahead in the contest. Sutherland came into the game against Newcastle, having reached the required 40-point margin, guaranteeing themselves a Premier League survival. The task for Newcastle to climb up the Premier League 2025-26 ladder remains tricky as they are languishing in the ninth spot with only 13 wins in 31 games. Their Champions League 2025-26 campaign was ended by La Liga stalwarts FC Barcelona in the last 16 stage.
Arsenal are currently leading the Premier League 2025-26 table with 21 victories in 31 games.
