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NEWCASTLE v MIDDLESBROUGH BIG MATCH FACTS

Saturday's goalless draw with Manchester City ended the record longest Premiership run without a clean sheet of thirteen matches, but still Steve McClaren's side are only four places and four points outside the relegation zone.

Boro are still looking for the first goal from the festive fixtures and have lost the last four Premiership away matches at West Ham, Everton, Chelsea and Liverpool.

We failed to score in the last three of those and have not scored in an away league game since Franck Queudrue's consolation at Upton Park on 23rd October.

Also, we have only managed to gain two points the last five north-east top flight derby games against Newcastle and Sunderland.

Boro have only ever won at St James' Park in the Premier league once on 17th March 2001 when Alen Boksic scored both in a 2-1 win.

Newcastle have not faired much better in the holiday programme having lost the last two by 2-0 to Liverpool and Spurs.

The Magpies have won four and drawn two of their last six Premiership games at St James' Park. Their only defeat on home turf was against Manchester United in the second game of the season.

Newcastle have also won four and drawn two of the last six north east top division derbies involving Sunderland and Middlesbrough. They've lost only one of fourteen - a 1-0 defeat at the Riverside on 5th March 2003.

This is the 107th Tyne-Tees derby and honours were even in both matches last season with a 2-2 draw at The Riverside on opening day and a 0-0 at St James'.

Newcastle are currently five places and eight points below sixth place - the target chairman Freddie Shepherd had set manager Graeme Souness.

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