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.
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Almiron jinks into the penalty area and draws two defenders towards him but Bruno fails to make the most of the space elsewhere, sending a chipped pass directly into the arms of Olsen.
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The fourth official indicates 10 minutes will be added to the end of the first half for stoppages.
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FANTASTIC SAVE BY OLSEN! With just the goalkeeper to beat from six yards out the goalkeeper rushes off his line and narrows the angle, parrying the effort and keeping the visitors level!
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There will be ample stoppage time no doubt, with two stoppages for Martinez and a break in play for Buendia taking up large chunks of the first half. Despite time ticking towards the 45-minute mark both sides will know a lot can still happen before the interval.
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Bailey is taken down cynically by Burn inside Aston Villa’s half, with the referee happy to keep his cards in his pocket for now.
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