Aston Villa vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Newcastle United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
SAVE! Wilson almost has an instant impact as Isak swings a good cross in from the left and he manages to turn it towards goal. Martinez reacts quickly to keep him out and Moreno scrambles to get it away from Almiron.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
Substitution Jacob Kai Murphy Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
Villa are upping the pressure once more here as Young is picked out in space down the right. He clips an early cross into the box, and Trippier has to stretch to take it away from Watkins.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
Newcastle won their most recent Premier League match after trailing at half-time (2-1 v Brentford), the first time they recovered from a half-time deficit to win this season. However, they haven't won back-to-back such league games since December 2001 (v Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal).
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United
WIDE! Newcastle go straight down the other end in search of an equaliser and Murphy finds space down the right. He spots Martinez off his line so fizzes a low shot across goal, but it rolls just wide of the far post.
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