25th August 1999
Show: Match of the Day --> Season: 36 - Season 1999/2000
AirDate: 8/25/1999
Runtime: 80
Voting: 0 (0)

Overview: Tonight's football highlights are dominated by the latest episode in one of the game's fiercest rivalries, Newcastle v Sunderiand. Newcastle manager Ruud Gullit and Sunderland manager Peter Reid have each added new players to their squad over the summer, with Kieran Dyer transferring to Newcastle from Ipswich for £6 million, and former Arsenal team mates Steve Bould and Stefan Schwartz among Sunderland's new signings. The night's other highlights include Manchester United v Coventry City and Chelsea v Tottenham.