Newcastle vs Aston Villa live: Latest score and Premier League updates as Magpies look to pile on misery
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Your support makes all the difference.Newcastle will hope to pile the misery on bottom club Aston Villa with victory when they meet in the 5.30pm kick-off at St James’s Park.
• Magpies sit 15th after morale-boosting wins over Liverpool and Spurs
• Steve McClaren’s side could rise above Bournemouth with victory
• Newcastle without nine first-team players as injury woes continue
• Villa stranded at the bottom six points behind 19th-placed Sunderland
• Remi Garde’s side will stay bottom regardless of the result
• Teams:
Newcastle: Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Sissoko, Anita, Colback, Wijnaldum, De Jong, Cisse.
Subs: Gouffran, Perez, Thauvin, Tiote, Darlow, Mbabu, Mitrovic.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Bacuna, Sanchez, Gana, Westwood, Sinclair, Ayew, Veretout.
Subs: Clark, Richardson, Traore, Gil, Bunn, Gestede, Grealish.
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Today’s Premier League fixtures:
• Chelsea vs Sunderland (3pm)
• Everton vs Leicester City (3pm)
• Manchester United vs Norwich City (3pm)
• Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur (3pm)
• Stoke City vs Crystal Palace (3pm)
• West Bromwich Albion vs Bournemouth (3pm)
• Newcastle United vs Aston Villa (5.30pm)
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