The windscreen of the Sunderland team bus was damaged - after fans had thrown glass bottles as it arrived at St James' Park.
There is a huge police presence in Newcastle city centre as football fans turned out ahead of the first Tyne-Wear men's derby in the city in a decade.
Police faced an enormous challenge of keeping fans from Sunderland and Newcastle apart as tensions rose ahead of the Premiership clash at St James' Park.
More than 2,500 Sunderland fans travelled to Tyneside and were escorted by police from Newcastle Central Station. Latecomers faced being guided through large groups of Newcastle fans as they made their way in to the ground.
The Sunderland team bus was damaged after being pelted with bottles as it arrived at the stadium, while fans were also throwing flares. There are no reported injuries.
Hours before the match, hundreds of fans were seen queueing outside city centre venues, including Shearer's and Stack.
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