Sunderland winger Adam Johnson says there's one thing he'd trade defeat to Newcastle United for this weekend.

Johnson would take derby loss if it meant finishing ahead of their Northeast rivals on the table.

He told the Evening Chronicle: "To be fair, I think I've been fortunate in derbies. I've played four, won three and drawn one. That's not too bad!

"The fans sometimes say if you win the two derbies, it doesn't matter where you finish.

"But I'd rather finish above them and lose one of the derbies personally.

"These games are massively important for reasons of local pride, but we need to treat it like any other game."