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Newcastle Stages Comeback at Villa Park, Eliminating Aston Villa from the FA Cup
Birmingham, England – Newcastle United orchestrated a dramatic comeback at Villa Park to secure their place in the next round of the FA Cup, defeating Aston Villa in a match filled with emotion and controversy. The match, played on a cold February afternoon, saw Aston Villa take an early lead thanks to a goal from T. Abraham in the 14th minute, assisted by Douglas Luiz.
However, the game took an unexpected turn just before halftime when M. Bizot of Aston Villa was sent off with a red card in the 45th minute. Despite playing with one man down for the entire second half, Aston Villa held on until S. Tonali of Newcastle equalized in the 63rd minute.
From that point onward, Newcastle took control of the match. Tonali scored again in the 76th minute, this time assisted by D. Burn, to put his team ahead. N. Woltemade sealed the victory for Newcastle in the 88th minute, leaving Aston Villa with no chance.
The match was tense and hard-fought, with numerous yellow cards shown to both teams. Aston Villa ended with 43% possession, 8 shots (2 on target) and 6 corners, while Newcastle dominated with 57% possession, 12 shots (3 on target) and 5 corners. Referee Chris Kavanagh had a busy afternoon calling 11 fouls for Aston Villa and 10 for Newcastle.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 45 L. Bailey came in and E. Martinez went out., at minute 65 T. Abraham came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 65 R. Barkley came in and E. Buendia went out., at minute 77 M. Rogers came in and I. Maatsen went out., at minute 78 Douglas Luiz came in and J. Sancho went out.
Substitutions newcastle: at minute 63 W. Osula came in and A. Gordon went out., at minute 63 J. Murphy came in and A. Elanga went out., at minute 80 J. Ramsey came in and J. Willock went out., at minute 90 K. Trippier came in and A. Murphy went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
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