Newcastle midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum: “We have come back in other games, but I’m still not happy because we wanted to win. The first half was a disappointment, because we conceded and didn’t make the chances we had.”
Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce on Sky Sports: “It’s like Southampton all over again. For me, if we don’t start getting these clean sheets it’s going to be a massive problem. We are a team that has to score twice to win. Sadly we didn’t get the second goal and we conceded late on again. We had the chances to put the game to bed, but missed them.
“Second half, I don’t know why we sat in and let Newcastle come at us. Maybe that was the size of the game, but in the end we haven’t done that and it’s two points dropped. We should have won this one. We need four wins from the last eight, so it’s now must-win rather than draw.
“The foul throw [by DeAndre Yedlin before the equaliser] is in their half and they have to goal long way to score. It’s disappointing when you’re in the lead going into the last few minutes of the game and not being able to protect that lead. I don’t want to get paranoid about it, we are what we are, so next time we need to score two goals.”
Sunderland goalscorer Jermain Defoe: “We should have got all three points, we controlled the game in the first half so we are disappointed. We were solid and it’s one mistake and you have to concentrate until the last minute. These are the games you want to play in. Time is running out but I’m sure we will be fine.”