Cattermole: Toon’s troubles aren’t relevant

SUNDERLAND captain Lee Cattermole has warned his team-mates they cannot expect to reap any derby dividends from Newcastle’s off-field problems.

The Magpies will arrive at the Stadium of Light today without a specialist left-back in their squad and with their summer-long search for a top-class striker still ongoing.

However, having played in Sunderland’s 5-1 horror show at St James’ Park last season and looked on helplessly as they scraped a draw at the death in the return, Cattermole is convinced they can take nothing for granted this time around.