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Villa see off Newcastle to boost European hopes

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Eleven of Ollie Watkins’ 14 Premier League goals this season have come in his last 12 appearances

Ollie Watkins continued his prolific form with two goals as Aston Villa boosted their European hopes with an emphatic victory over Newcastle, whose five-match winning run came to a shuddering halt at Villa Park.

Watkins had already struck the foot of the post, forced two fine saves out of Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope and had an effort ruled out for offside by the time he gave Villa a two-goal cushion with his 10th goal in 12 league appearances.

The former Brentford striker completed a one-sided victory with eight minutes remaining, converting a low shot via a slight deflection off Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier.

Unai Emery’s team dominated the early stages and took a deserved lead when Jacob Ramsey swept Watkins’ cushioned header low into the net.

Watkins almost scored inside 30 seconds when he struck the foot of the post after shrugging off Sven Botman’s challenge.

Ramsey struck the crossbar in a one-sided opening, before Pope kept out another Watkins effort early in the second half.

Alexander Isak had a shot parried over the bar by Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez as Newcastle improved after the restart, but Watkins gave the home side breathing space with a close-range finish before completing the scoring late on.

Villa, who have won five straight Premier League games for the first time since 1998, are now only six points off third-placed Newcastle having played one game more.

Manchester United will leapfrog Newcastle into third if they avoid defeat at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

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Aston Villa

  1. Squad number1Player nameE Martínez

  2. Squad number18Player nameYoung

  3. Squad number4Player nameKonsa

  4. Squad number5Player nameMings

  5. Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno

  6. Squad number32Player nameDendoncker

  7. Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz

  8. Squad number7Player nameMcGinn

  9. Squad number10Player nameBuendía

  10. Squad number41Player nameJ Ramsey

  11. Squad number11Player nameWatkins

  1. Squad number16Player nameChambers

  2. Squad number22Player nameDurán

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number22Player namePope

  2. Squad number2Player nameTrippier

  3. Squad number5Player nameSchär

  4. Squad number4Player nameBotman

  5. Squad number33Player nameBurn

  6. Squad number28Player nameWillock

  7. Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

  8. Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

  9. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

  10. Squad number14Player nameIsak

  11. Squad number8Player nameGordon

  1. Squad number9Player nameWilson

  2. Squad number13Player nameTargett

  3. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  4. Squad number32Player nameAnderson

  5. Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

Line-ups

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1E Martínez
  • 18Young
  • 4Konsa
  • 5Mings
  • 15Moreno Lopera
  • 32Dendoncker
  • 6Douglas Luiz
  • 7McGinn
  • 10Buendía
  • 41J RamseySubstituted forChambersat 85′minutes
  • 11WatkinsSubstituted forDuránat 90+1′minutesBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

  • 3Santos Silva
  • 9Traoré
  • 16Chambers
  • 22Durán
  • 25Olsen
  • 27Digne
  • 38Sinisalo
  • 56Revan
  • 66Patterson

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

  • 22Pope
  • 2Trippier
  • 5SchärBooked at 22mins
  • 4Botman
  • 33BurnSubstituted forTargettat 68′minutes
  • 28WillockSubstituted forS Longstaffat 68′minutes
  • 39Bruno Guimarães
  • 7JoelintonSubstituted forAndersonat 80′minutes
  • 23MurphySubstituted forWilsonat 56′minutes
  • 14Isak
  • 8GordonSubstituted forAlmirónat 56′minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Dúbravka
  • 6Lascelles
  • 9Wilson
  • 11Ritchie
  • 13Targett
  • 19Manquillo
  • 24Almirón
  • 32Anderson
  • 36S Longstaff

Referee:
John Brooks

Attendance:
42,055

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0.

  3. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).

  5. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  6. Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).

  7. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.

  9. Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

  10. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

  12. Matt Targett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  13. Offside, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson tries a through ball, but Bruno Guimarães is caught offside.

  14. Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Jacob Ramsey because of an injury.

  15. Goal! Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.

  16. Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.

  17. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).

  19. Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.

  20. Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).

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