Unbelievable Graphic! Newcastle have tried 194 long balls and completed 0 v Sunderland

Newcastle are having an absolute mare of a Tyne-Wear derby.

The Geordies are trailing 2-0 at home to Sunderland with 20 minutes to go at the time of writing, but even more damning than the scoreline is their pathetic play.

As the above barely-believable graph shows, they’ve tried a grand total of 194 long balls, and failed to successfully complete any of them!

Talk about hitting and hoping for the best!

The excellent graphic via @Squawka.