Officers policing the Wear-Tyne derby arrested eight people on Saturday.
Newcastle United won 3-0 against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the first match between the rival clubs in eight years.
Indecent chanting, drunk and disorderly conduct and drugs possession were among the alleged offences that resulted in eight men being arrested, according to a Northumbria Police spokesman.
The spokesman said the event otherwise passed largely without incident.