Sunderland picked up their first Premier League win at the 10th time of asking after thumping bitter rivals Newcastle United 3-0 in a hugely controversial Wear-Tyne derby.

The defining moment came right at the end of the first half when Fabricio Coloccini was harshly penalised for shouldering Steven Fletcher in the box, with the Argentine sent off.

Adam Johnson slotted home to send the Black Cats on their way, before second-half goals from Billy Jones and Fletcher capped the hosts' sixth straight win over their neighbours.

Here, Sports Mole analyses how the players fared in a historic Sunderland victory.

Goal

Costel Pantilimon: Pulled off some fine saves in moments that proved huge for the Black Cats in the end. (8/10)

Defence

DeAndre Yedlin: Had the unenviable task of marking the in-form Wijnaldum, but the Tottenham Hotspur loanee did a stand-up job at right-back. (7/10)

John O'Shea: Looked decent but only lasted some 37 minutes after pulling up with a hamstring problem. (6/10)

Younes Kaboul: Looked solid at the back and even provided a wonderful assist for Sunderland's third through Fletcher. (6/10)

Billy Jones: Looked troubled by the speed and guile of Sissoko regularly in the first half, but made the game safe when he tapped home in the second half. (6/10)

Midfield

Adam Johnson: Opened the scoring from the penalty spot, and hit the crossbar, but Dummett kept him quiet for the most part. (6/10)

Lee Cattermole: Officially, he only got the armband when O'Shea went off but Cattermole was Sunderland's leader all afternoon. (7/10)

Yann M'Vila: Sat in front of the back four brilliantly and broke up a hefty amount of Newcastle attacks before and after the game's defining moment. (7/10)

Ola Toivonen: His first North-East derby came to premature halt after a suspected groin injury saw him substituted on 35 minutes. (6/10)

Jeremain Lens: Solid if unspectacular performance from the Frenchman, who did little wrong or right in his 80-minute spell. (6/10)

Attack

Steven Fletcher: Never really got into the game. Even when Coloccini was sent off, the big Scot still struggled against Lascelles and Mbemba. (5/10)

Substitutes

Jermain Defoe: Might have had his goal nicked by Jones in the best part of an otherwise quiet cameo. (6/10)

Sebastien Coates: Initially looked shaky after replacing O'Shea, but grew into the contest well. (6/10)

Goal

Rob Elliot: Could do very little about any of the three goals, and did not have many other saves to make. (6/10)

Defence

Daryl Janmaat: One of Newcastle's better players in the first half as his creativity caused major problems for the hosts, but these moments were few and far between after the break. (6/10)

Chancel Mbemba: Was solid for the most part, but the Congolese defender still endured one or two hairy moments throughout. (6/10)

Fabricio Coloccini: Hugely unlucky afternoon for the Argentine, who conceded the penalty and was sent off in the same incident. Never in a million years deserved either punishment. (6/10)

Paul Dummett: Coped well with Johnson on the left-hand side of defence for the most part. (7/10)

Midfield

Moussa Sissoko: Stretched those long legs of his at times in the first half but saw markedly less of the ball after the break. (5/10)

Cheick Tiote: Sacrificed at half time after the tenacious midfielder picked up a first-half booking. (5/10)

Jack Colback: Could, and should, have scored against his former club, but his near-post volley in the first half was easily saved by Pantilimon. (5/10)

Georginio Wijnaldum: Looked nothing like the four-goal hero that stunned Norwich City last week. (5/10)

Attack

Ayoze Perez: More or less anonymous as the South American struggled to get into the contest in both halves. (4/10)

Aleksandar Mitrovic: Some good moments, but still does not look like the number nine that Newcastle desperately need after missing a glorious second-half chance. (4/10)

Substitutes

Jamaal Lascelles: Looked good against Fletcher after replacing Tiote at the break, but lost him for the third goal. (6/10)

Vurnon Anita: Replaced Colback early in the second half but was nowhere near as industrious as the former Sunderland man. (5/10)