Sunderland fullback Billy Jones was thrilled with their derby win over Newcastle United.

Jones scored the second goal against ten-man Newcastle United in the 3-0 victory at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland became the first team to rack up six successive North-East derby wins.

“It's huge for us," said full-back Jones.

“It's a derby game, so you want to win to make it six-in-a-row. You want to do it for the fans, do it for the club and have the bragging rights.

“But to get our first win of the season is massive and we needed to get that pressure off ourselves.

“It's there for everyone to see, when you look at the league, everyone is talking about it.

“Hopefully now we've got that first win, we can move onwards and upwards, and get three points next weekend against Everton."