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Newcastle boss Alan Pardew will urge owner Mike Ashley to open his chequebook this week after leading his side to a 1-0 derby victory at Sunderland.

Ryan Taylor's free-kick proved the difference between the two sides at the Stadium of Light, as Phil Bardsley was sent off late on after an ill-advised challenge on Fabrizio Coloccini.

Pardew hopes the win will give him greater negotiating power when he goes to meet Ashley prior to the close of the transfer window.

"A victory like today helps me with [managing director] Derek [Llambias] and Mike to go upstairs and say, 'Come on, let's try to get them in this week'," Pardew said. "We want to get the right players and we want to get the best value we can, and we are trying to do that.

"The group I have got is sound. They are aware to balance us up, we perhaps need a left-back in the building and we need a striker in, and that's what we are going to try to do.''

The visitors should have been awarded a penalty when Sebastian Larsson handled Joey Barton's goal-bound 14th-minute header on the line, but it was crucially unseen by referee Howard Webb.

Pardew said: "By the players' reactions, you could tell it was a penalty. I knew from the side that it was a penalty, and he has handled it, so he has to go off.''

Pardew was understandably delighted with the efforts of his players and with Taylor in particular.

He said: "Ryan has proven in his career that that right foot of his is a really superior weapon in and around the box. I am not happy with him because with the second free-kick, he should have hit the target. But other than that, I will take the goal.

"The real plaudits today must go to him because it's not a natural position for him and he's done another great job for us.''

As Pardew and his staff prepared for a night out in Newcastle, opposite number Steve Bruce was left facing another repair job after a second derby defeat in three attempts.

He said: "In a few people's eyes, it's unforgivable. I can understand that. People think deeply about it and they don't like being beaten by Newcastle, it's as simple as that.

"We will have to try to win them over again like we did last year, and get ready for the run ahead.''

Taylor, of course, played for Bruce at Wigan, and the Sunderland boss knows only too well about his potency from set-pieces.

He said: "I have seen him do it umpteen times, ironically against Newcastle, I have to say.

"But I thought it was a soft one from us, he shouldn't score from there. That wasn't one of Ryan's better ones if you like. For me, the goalkeeper's position was not where it should be and unfortunately, we were punished.''

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