Newcastle Women v Sunderland Women live: score, updates and line-ups

Full time at Gateshead: Sunderland edge the derby 1-0. Katie Kitching's strike three minutes into the second half proved the difference, and Newcastle's best chance to respond went begging when Martha Thomas saw her 65th-minute penalty saved by Noa Schumacher. The hosts pushed hard with a flurry of changes and finished the game with ten yellow cards' worth of frustration between the sides, but couldn't find a way past the Wearsiders' rearguard. A disappointing result for Newcastle in this Players Cup clash.

Deep into stoppage time now and Sunderland look set to see out the derby win. Newcastle have shuffled their pack again with Joel on for Bradley, while Hughes replaced Scarr for the Wearsiders, but Gregory's booking at 87' sums up a frustrating finish for the hosts as they push for an equaliser that won't come. Sunderland's 1-0 lead, built on Kitching's early second-half strike, looks set to stand at Gateshead.

A huge let-off for Sunderland - Martha Thomas steps up for a penalty but Noa Schumacher guesses right and saves it, keeping Newcastle at arm's length. The hosts, who'd just made a double change through Mcgovern and Gregory, will rue that missed chance to level things up at Gateshead.

Sunderland break the deadlock just after the restart as Katie Kitching finds the net on 49 minutes to put the visitors 1-0 up in the derby. A tough blow for Newcastle, who'll need a response here at Gateshead.

Sunderland made a double change at the break, sending on Katy Watson and Sanni Franssi in place of Dent and Parker, but the opening minutes of the second half have mirrored the first - still nothing doing on the stats sheet for either side. The derby remains locked at 0-0 with neither Newcastle nor Sunderland able to force an opening yet.

Still deadlocked at the break at Gateshead, with discipline the main story rather than clear-cut football - Dent went into the book for Sunderland at 32' before Antonsdóttir followed suit for Newcastle just four minutes later. Both sides will need to watch themselves after the interval, with the stats sheet still showing nothing between them heading into the second half.

Still nothing to separate these two at Gateshead, with the derby yet to open up - the only real talking point since the last update was Mollie Lambert picking up a yellow card at 22'. Newcastle will need to be mindful of their discipline now, but with the stats still blank for both sides, neither team has been able to assert control.

Still goalless at Gateshead with the Tyne-Wear derby yet to really spark into life. Neither side has managed a shot in the opening quarter-hour, with the stats sheet still blank across the board - a cagey start from both Newcastle and Sunderland as they feel each other out.