Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor is urging his side to keep their cool ahead of the Wear-Tyne Derby at The Stadium of Light on Sunday, October 21.
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Newcastle have lost only one of the last 15 meetings with their arch-rivals and will be aiming to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat by Manchester United in their last Premier League game.
A lifelong Magpies fan, Taylor will stress the importance of the fixture to his team-mates, but does not want them to get caught up in the occasion.
He told the club's official website: "Playing in the Tyne-Wear derby is what it's all about if you're a Newcastle player, and the build up will grow and grow over this week as the game draws near. There's always a massive build-up, and that's the way it should be.
"It's a game you don't want to lose. I think I feel it more than most because I'm a Geordie and a lifelong Newcastle fan, so I'll be reminding the lads just how much it means to the people around here.
"But if any players don't quite grasp the size of this game, the penny will drop when they get out onto the pitch for the warm-up and see the faces in the crowd and how much it means to them.
"As a squad, we won't be doing anything different ahead of the derby - the gaffer will pick the team in the usual way - and it's all about keeping cool heads on the day and keeping 11 players on the pitch."
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