Police have warned trouble at this weekend's FA Cup clash between North East rivals Sunderland and Newcastle United "will be clamped down upon".
The teams meet for the first time since 2016 in Saturday's third-round tie at the Stadium of Light.
Six-thousand Newcastle fans will travel to the game with Northumbria Police saying cordons would be in place to separate rival groups.
Officers will also be present in the two city centres.
Magpies supporters will have to travel on designated return bus services from St James' Park and will only be given their match ticket as they exit the bus outside the Stadium of Light.