Newcastle United vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from St. James' Park
Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Murphy fizzes a cross into the area with numbers arriving, but Martinez springs off his line to claim and catch the ball for 10-man Villa.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Although Duran's excuses will be that he was simply trying to slow himself down, the studs landing directly on Schar with force left the referee with no choice but to send him off there.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
SAVED!!! Trippier and Schar stand over the Newcastle free-kick, with the latter stepping up to strike a low effort beyond Villa's wall, before Martinez gets down to parry it away!
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
A Newcastle free-kick from some 45 yards out comes to nothing thanks to pushing and shoving on tge edge of the box between Schar and Cash. The booked Villa man is penalised, meaning the hosts are given another set-piece opportunity – this time from well within shooting range.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Joelinton links up with Gordon down the left again and the winger crosses to the far post, where Torres can't quite deal with the threat and Digne arrives to head behind for a corner.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
SAVED!! Isak does brilliantly to escape from McGinn down the left before finding Gordon in support, and his cross is met by a glancing Joelinton header which is saved and held by Martinez!
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
SAVED!!! Duran is clipped right on the edge of Newcastle's box to win a free-kick for the visitors, and after much delibration, Digne steps up to strike a curling effort goalwards, only to be denied by a diving Dubravka!
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