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Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will put his unbeaten record on the line as he heads into "one of the great derbies of the world" at Sunderland on Sunday.
The 51-year-old can boast four points from his two previous visits to the Stadium of Light and a draw from his only home game against the Magpies' arch-rivals to date.
Londoner Pardew freely admits he did not fully understand the magnitude of the battle for local supremacy until he arrived in the north-east, but the crash-course he has undergone since has left him in little doubt.
He said: "No, if am honest, not with the intensity that I have found. It's one of the great derbies of the world, you have to say that.
"But when you are involved in this - and I have been to many, many games, including the Glasgow derby, and this game is as venomous as that.
"It makes it electric. You don't want to lose that passion, but hopefully at the end of the game, everybody shakes hands, the better team has won and we all go home safely. That's important."

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In the circumstances, Pardew will call for cool heads on the pitch, and will attempt to set an example on the sideline this time around after angry exchanges between the two benches at St James' Park in March, during which he admits he allowed himself to be carried away.
He said: "There is a little bit of passion flying about and it needs to be conducted in the right manner by players and staff alike.
"But emotions sometimes get the better of you, like it did with me at the end of last season's game when we scored in the last minute. It's an emotive game, we want to win.
"Martin O'Neill wants to win, I want to win, Sunderland want to win and Newcastle want to win, so it is a big, big game.
"Both myself and Martin will be very keen that 11 men end the game. You have got to control your emotions because at some point, there will be a flash-point in the game.
"There will be a tackle that's mis-timed and probably look worse than it is, and it will be how you behave when that incident occurs."
If Newcastle are to maintain their good recent record at Sunderland - they have lost there in the league only once since 1980 - they will have to deal with the threat of in-form striker Steven Fletcher, whose summer arrival, along with that of England winger Adam Johnson, has significantly strengthened O'Neill's hand.
Pardew said: "I have to say, it is the strongest Sunderland side I have faced since I have been manager.
"They certainly have a few players who could get in our team, outstanding individuals, Fletcher probably being the pick of them at the minute.
"He seems to be gold-dust whatever he hits, so we must be very aware of him and an outstanding team unit that they have forged.
"Make no mistake, it's a difficult game for us and one we won't be taking lightly by any stretch of the imagination."
Fletcher's run of form - he has scored all five of the Black Cats' Barclays Premier League goals so far this season - makes the impending returns of central defenders Fabricio Coloccini and Steven Taylor, as well as keeper Tim Krul, all the more timely, and Pardew admits that his Argentinian captain in particular has been a big miss as he has recovered from a hamstring problem.
He added: "The most important person in the whole team has been Coloccini, and we have been missing him. He has only played two or three games this season.
"His leadership, his presence, his control sets an example for everybody else. In periods in games, we have desperately needed him and not had him, so it would be nice to see him there."
David Moyes has promised Everton will "shoot for the stars" as they bid to continue their fine start to the season with victory at winless QPR on Sunday.
The notoriously slow starters have been one of the form teams of the opening two months of the season and travel to Loftus Road with 14 points from seven games.
Pundits are already talking about Everton as potential challengers for a Champions League spot, and it is the kind of pressure Moyes relishes.
He said: "I enjoy being near the top of the league, and what comes with that is people thinking how well you're doing and talking in a positive fashion.
"I enjoy that and it's something I would like to happen more often when we're talking about Everton at the top and how well we might do. We'll shoot for the stars and see where we end up."
Moyes is confident the international break will not disrupt his side's rhythm but does want them to tighten up at the back after conceding eight goals so far.
He said: "We've tended to find that after these sort of breaks we've settled down and got the group together and been better so let's hope we can continue to improve from the form we've already shown up to now.
"Our attacking play has been excellent, we've probably created as many chances as anybody in the Premier League and had as many shots as anybody, so we're certainly up with the main teams doing that.
"We've got to make sure that we're a little bit harder to beat, but our points tally is good for this time of the season. We've normally got about five or six at this time of the year so to have what we have is good.
"But we've got to build on it, we have to try to make sure we kick on, and I see this period as a difficult period. We've got quite a few difficult away games in London and a derby to play."
On paper, Loftus Road is not one of those. Mark Hughes' side sit bottom of the table having picked up only two points from their first seven games, while they have managed just one goal at home and conceded seven times.
QPR were one of the summer's bigger spenders and had been expected to fare better, but Moyes believes it is only a matter of time before the team gels.
The Scot said: "That's the one thing I feel we've had over the years is that constant team and stability where we've got a group of players we know are with us and we try not to change it around too much.
"We have to make additions every year but I think when you're coming up and you're trying to build a new team, which is maybe what Mark's doing, it's very difficult.
"But what he has got is a very experienced side and that's something which you've got to be mindful of that those players one day will pull all together and get a result.
"They've got Djibril Cisse, Bobby Zamora, they took (Junior) Hoilett from Blackburn, Adel Taarabt has a goal in him, Park (Ji-sung) from Manchester United, Shaun Wright-Phillips, they roll off your tongue quite easily."
Everton will be without midfielders Marouane Fellaini (knee) and Darron Gibson (thigh) and defender Tony Hibbert (calf) through injury while new signing Thomas Hitzlsperger will not be considered.