Newcastle United's arch-rivals Sunderland slipped back to the bottom of the Championship table as they were beaten 1-0 by fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium on Tuesday night, and Magpies fans were quick to mock their local neighbours.

Chris Coleman's side had the chance to close the gap to the Trotters to just a point and significantly boost their survival hopes if they could pick up a much-needed win against Phil Parkinson's men, but it didn't happen as Zach Clough first-half goal proved to be the difference between the two teams.

Burton Albion's 2-1 win away at Barnsley means that the Mackems are now three points from safety, compared to Rafa Benitez's men this time last year who were well on their way to automatic promotion having been relegated from the Premier League the previous season.

Newcastle supporters took to social media to give their thoughts on Sunderland's latest loss, and while one said "can we all just take a second to laugh at Sunderland", another said the "funniest thing about 2018 so far is Sunderland Football Club".

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

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