article_snippet.sent: It was just the club's third home league win of the season, but a fifth successive victory over the Magpies, and January signing Jermain Defoe will have good reason to remember it long after The Sunderland hitman has finally hung up The Sunderland hitman boots.
article_snippet.sent: Jermain Defoe (centre) connects beautifully with a left-footed volley to fire Sunderland into a 1-0 lead .
article_snippet.sent: Sunderland might have increased Sunderland lead as the game opened up with the visitors launching a desperate late attempt to salvage a point, but in the end, a single goal was enough to leave Defoe marvelling at Sunderland first experience of the Wear-Tyne rivalry.
article_snippet.sent: Sunderland said: The lads said, 'Just wait', but wow!
article_snippet.sent: That process will continue next weekend when Alan Pardew's Crystal Palace head for the Stadium of Light - Pardew, of course, was Newcastle boss for the first four of those five defeats - and Defoe
highlights_snippet.sent: Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 at the Stadium of Light on Sunday .
  