LONDON (Reuters) - Football fans in England's north-east suffered new embarrassment on Sunday with both Newcastle United and Sunderland suffering defeats by promoted clubs that kept them fixed at the foot of the Premier League table.
Newcastle lost 2-1 at home to Watford while Sunderland went down 2-0 on the south coast at Bournemouth. The two leading clubs in the region have earned just four points between them from a possible 36 this season.
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