Aston Villa vs Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Magpies claim vital three points
Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle: Eddie Howe’s men ended a run of four straight defeats with a win over Villa
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Your support makes all the difference.Newcastle United got themselves back to winning ways with a professional and, at times, dominant display at Villa Park.
A match billed to be a close affair was anything but in the first 45 minutes as Newcastle strode forward, slipped into dangerous areas and put the hosts on the back foot.
Despite feeling restricted from open play, Eddie Howe’s men utilised set pieces to great effect with the first two goals coming from corners.
The first found Fabian Schar near the front post and he turned the ball past Emi Martinez to open the scoring. The second was flicked out to Anthony Gordon whose long-ranged effort struck the crossbar and rebounded back to Schar for a tap-in.
From there, Newcastle added a third after the half-time break through a slick counter-attack that saw Alex Moreno’s attempted clearance find the back of the net.
Ollie Watkins pulled a goal back for Aston Villa – his 50th in the Premier League – and ended his goal drought but it wasn’t enough for Unai Emery’s men to mount a comeback.
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Pre-match thoughts of Eddie Howe
Newcastle are looking to end a run of four successive Premier League defeats and Eddie Howe believes that if they stick to their gameplan they have a strong chance of defeating Aston Villa tonight.
“It’s been a mixture of training and recovery (since the FA Cup win over Fulham),” he said.
“We need to make sure we’re prepared for Villa. It will be a very difficult game. They’re in very good form so we need to get our game plan right.”
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Eddie Howe has won six games as a manager against Aston Villa, second only to his seven victories versus Everton.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle
Ollie Watkins has gone six competitive appearances without scoring for the first time this season.
He needs one Premier League goal to become only the third player to reach 50 for Villa, and will achieve that feat in fewer games than Gabby Agbonlahor and Dwight Yorke.
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Alexander Isak needs one Premier League goal to eclipse last season’s debut haul of 10.
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Newcastle’s solitary league away win this season was 8-0 at Sheffield United in September. The Magpies have only managed two points and eight goals from their other nine top-flight away fixtures this season.
They have also conceded 32 league goals this season, one shy of their final tally in 2022/23.
Unai Emery eager to keep ‘very important’ Jacob Ramsey at Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery insists he wants to keep hold of “very important” Jacob Ramsey amid speculation over the midfielder’s future.
It has been reported that Villa need to sell before strengthening their squad due to the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.
Ramsey, 22, who has been linked with Newcastle, Tottenham and Bayern Munich, is currently recovering from a hamstring injury and remains doubtful for Tuesday night’s home league game against Eddie Howe’s Magpies.
Unai Emery eager to keep ‘very important’ Jacob Ramsey at Aston Villa
The likes of Newcastle, Tottenham and Bayern Munich have been linked with the 22-year-old.
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Villa have the division’s best home record so far this season, with 28 points out of a possible 30.
They could go 18 home league matches unbeaten for the first time since the 1976-77 season. Their most recent league defeat at Villa Park came against Arsenal last February.
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Newcastle have lost six of their last seven league matches and could suffer five straight defeats in the division for the first time in three years.
A sixth successive Premier League away defeat would be their worst run since a streak of nine from December 2015 to April 2016
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Aston Villa’s tally of 13 wins and 43 points is their best record after 21 top-flight fixtures of a season for 125 years.
However, their only league victory in the past four attempts came against Burnley a month ago courtesy of an 89th-minute penalty, can they get back to winning ways tonight?
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Aston Villa can equal their record, set versus Oldham, of seven consecutive top-flight home clean sheets against the same club.
It would also match Newcastle’s longest run of successive top-flight away games against a single opponent without scoring.
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