How do Regis Le Bris and Eddie Howe's win rates compare after Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby?
Wearside is still rocking and Tyneside is still reeling after Sunderland came from behind to beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Sunday.
Goals from Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey overturned Anthony Gordon’s early opener, helping the Black Cats take all three points from St. James’ Park, complete the league double over their arch-rivals, and extend their Wear-Tyne league unbeaten streak to a record 11 games.
Of course, this was just the latest result in what has been an excellent return to the Premier League for Sunderland, who have hit 43 points with seven games to spare, and still have an outside chance of finishing in a European place. And even that itself is an extension of the wonderful job done by Regis Le Bris since he was hired in July 2024. But where does the Frenchman now stand among his Premier League peers when it comes to win percentage?
Regis Le Bris win rate compared to Premier League rivals
Pep Guardiola (Man City) - 70.1%
Michael Carrick (Man Utd) - 70%
Arne Slot (Liverpool) - 61.2%
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - 60.6%
Unai Emery (Aston Villa) - 55.4%
Liam Rosenior (Chelsea) - 52.6%
Daniel Farke (Leeds United) - 50.4%
Eddie Howe (Newcastle United) - 49.1%
Keith Andrews (Brentford) - 44.7%
Marco Silva (Fulham) - 44.1%
Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton) - 43.2%
Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace) - 42.6%
Scott Parker (Burnley) - 42.4%
David Moyes (Everton) - 40.7%
Regis Le Bris (Sunderland) - 40.7%
Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth) - 35.8%
Vitor Pereira (Nottingham Forest) - 33.33%
Nuno Espirito Santo (West Ham) - 27.6%
Rob Edwards (Wolves) - 21.7%
Igor Tudor (Tottenham) - 14.3%
Sunday’s comeback against Newcastle leaves Le Bris with a 40.7% win rate as Sunderland manager across all competitions. That is quite low down when compared to his Premier League rivals, ahead of the likes of Andoni Iraola and Nuno Espirito Santo, level with David Moyes, but behind Scott Parker, Oliver Glasner and others.
Of course, there are a couple of key factors to consider with Le Bris’ win rate, the first being the way Sunderland faded at the end of the 2024/25 campaign before getting over the line in the play-offs, and the second being that his side have been draw experts this campaign, running out 10 stalemates in the 2025/26 Premier League alone. Sunderland’s tally of 10 defeats this season is the sixth-fewest in the English top flight.
Eddie Howe still holds dominance in the North East when it comes to win percentage, even after Sunday’s defeat. The Newcastle boss has won 49.1% of his games in charge of Newcastle, placing him just above Keith Andrews and Marco Silva, but behind Daniel Farke, as well as predictable frontrunners like Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Arne Slot.
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