article_snippet: sacked boss Gus Poyet last week after the 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa, before boss Gus Poyet replacement Dick Advocaat led the team to a 1-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday.
article_snippet: The club are now in 17th, one place and one point above the relegation zone, with one place and one point above the relegation zone next fixture against West Ham United in the 152nd Tyne-Wear derby this Sunday.