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Aston Villa Stuns Newcastle at St. James’ Park
Newcastle, England – Aston Villa secured a valuable victory at St. James’ Park, defeating Newcastle in a hard-fought match. Despite Newcastle dominating possession with 62% compared to Aston Villa’s 38%, the visitors’ attacking efficiency proved crucial.
Aston Villa opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a goal by E. Buendia, assisted by M. Rogers, silencing the home crowd. Newcastle attempted to respond, generating fifteen shots in total, four of which were on target, but failed to convert their opportunities. Villa’s defense remained solid, frustrating the home team’s attempts. Joelinton of Newcastle received a yellow card in the 27th minute.
In the second half, Aston Villa consolidated their lead near the end of the match. O. Watkins scored in the 88th minute, assisted by L. Digne, sealing the victory for the visitors. L. Digne and I. Maatsen of Aston Villa received yellow cards in the 79th and 90th minutes respectively. Despite committing more fouls (12 vs. 7) and having fewer corners (5 vs. 6), Aston Villa capitalized on their chances and took all three points from Newcastle.
Substitutions newcastle: at minute 48 Joelinton came in and J. Ramsey went out., at minute 62 Y. Wissa came in and N. Woltemade went out., at minute 63 A. Gordon came in and A. Elanga went out., at minute 84 S. Tonali came in and J. Willock went out.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 59 J. Sancho came in and L. Bailey went out., at minute 74 P. Torres came in and T. Mings went out., at minute 74 E. Buendia came in and L. Digne went out., at minute 74 Y. Tielemans came in and L. Bogarde went out., at minute 89 A. Onana came in and V. Lindelof went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Newcastle
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