Newcastle United vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson netted twice and Miguel Almiron scored a sensational second-half strike as the fourth-placed Magpies thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 at St James’ Park in the Premier League on Saturday
Villa’s afternoon got off to a bad start when goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was struck in the head by team mate Tyrone Mings’ knee in the 18th minute and had to be replaced by Robin Olsen 17 minutes later.
Olsen pulled off a good save to deny Almiron but there was little he could do when Villa’s Ashley Young conceded a penalty deep into first-half stoppage time and Wilson blasted the spot kick down the middle to give Newcastle the lead.
With England manager Gareth Southgate watching from the stands, Wilson headed a second after an excellent short corner in the 56th minute and three minutes later Joelinton added another, pouncing on a rebound from a Wilson shot to score.
Paraguayan Almiron made it four in the 67th, taking a couple of touches before curling an exquisite left-foot shot in at the far post as Newcastle ran riot against a ragged Villa defence.
Wilson hit the bar with another header after 76 minutes and Jacob Murphy hit the post two minutes later as Newcastle held on for a dominant win to remain fourth in the table on 24 points from 13 games, with Villa 15th on 12 points.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Substitution Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala Allan Irénée Saint-Maximin
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Bruno takes his time on the ground having a stretch as Newcastle look to make a couple of changes to see out the clean sheet. The Brazil international is likely one of the players being replaced, after another fantastic outing.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Substitution Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura Jonjo Shelvey
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With 10 minutes to go it looks as though Aston Villa are looking to do little more than limit the damage. Ramsey and Coutinho have done little to wrestle back momentum with Pope barely featuring.
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Joelinton looks to curl a shot into the top corner with his left foot but he gets his angles wrong and misses the net by a significant margin.
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OFF THE BAR! Murphy swivels with his back to goal and hits a cross to the far post, which Wilson rises to meet. He gets the better of Mings but can only send his headed chance disappointingly off the crossbar!
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
Mings goes into a risky sliding challenge on Wilson inside the penalty area to prevent a goal-scoring opportunity, which the referee deems a fair challenge. The striker is protesting for a penalty but the match official awards Newcastle a throw-in on the left wing.
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