The club's under-21 side will play at St James' Park for the first time this season

Newcastle United have confirmed that the under-21s' derby clash against Sunderland in Premier League 2 will now be held at St James' Park.

Robbie Stockdale's side usually play their home games at Whitley Park but the visit of their local rivals on Monday, October 26 has now been switched to St James' as they look for their first league win of the season.

In a club statement, Newcastle have confirmed the East Stand will be open for supporters with tickets priced at £5 for adults and £2 for juniors, with unallocated seating. Meanwhile, season ticket holders can attend the match for free.

It will mark the first time the young Magpies have played at St James' Park since April 2025 when the club's second string thrashed Reading 7-1.

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There was disappointment at academy level last season that neither the club's under-21s or under-18s side played at St James' Park with the first team's relentless schedule across four competitions not allowing for an appropriate time to fit a fixture in.

But there is expected to be more opportunities this season with the first team not playing in European competition with the under-18s side flying high in the under-18s Premier League table and the under-21s now in a rich vein of form.

Stockdale's side have won three of their last six games in all competitions with wins over senior sides in both the Jersey Mike's Trophy (3-1 win over York City) and the National League Cup (2-1 win over Hartlepool United).

Matthias Jaissle has shown this season he is prepared to put his faith in the club's youngsters, with five of the under-21 squad named on the bench in last month's win over Hull City.

Defender Miodrag Pivas, midfielder Mason Miley, wingers Kyran Thompson and Michael Mills and forward Vakhtang Salia were all part of the first team squad against the Tigers and will be expected to feature against the Black Cats.

Similarly, Dylan Charlton and Matheos Ferreira were handed opportunities in pre-season, while Trevan Sanusi, Sam Alabi and Park seung-soo are among the Magpies' youngsters who have also been involved in the first team squad for competitive fixtures in the past.

You can buy tickets for the match, here.

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