Newcastle ended Aston Villa’s incredible 17-game Premier League unbeaten run (16 wins and one draw). Unai Emery at Villa Park (1-3). The ‘magpies’ came off four consecutive defeats in the English championship and regained their senses in the best possible way, with an unexpected double from the central defender Fabian Schar allowing them to place themselves in seventh place.
Aston Villa, fourth, five points behind leaders Liverpool, has lost the freshness of its impressive start to the season last month and has added just one win in the last five rounds. He has been undefeated at Villa Park for almost a yearfrom 2-4 against Arsenal in February 2023.
‘Dibu’ Martínez could not this time
On Friday Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez saved him against Chelsea in the FA Cup and managed to force a ‘replay’ (0-0). Now history has started to repeat itself, but it didn’t end the same. Newcastle started the game better and exposed the opposition defense with balls in space towards the A’sAnthony Gordon.
‘Dibu’ prevented the English winger from opening the scoring in the 20th minute by diving to his feet after cutting in. Ezri Konsa and Clément Lenglet.
Two corners, two goals from Schar
Half an hour later Konsa deflected Gordon’s screwed shot, but the ensuing corner It’s 0-1, the work of Fabian Schar, who advanced on Konsa and threw himself on the grass to, single-handedly, bring the ball into the net.
Newcastle are superior, they deserved to score and in another corner the advantage increased thanks again to Schar, unexpected star of the night by beating ‘Dibu’ again at will, taking advantage of a shot from outside Gordon’s area that hit the crossbar (36′).
Newcastle’s relentless pressing prevented Aston Villa from getting the ball clear, although in added time in the first half Josh McGinn made it 1-2 from a corner by finishing high for very little.
Although Alexander Isak had to retire due to injury Just before half-time, Newcastle came back into the match and seemed to put the game away with 0-3 in a deadly counter. Gordon threw to Miguel Almirón, who hit the far post Jacob Murphy and Álex Moreno pushed him, in his desperate attempt to avoid the goal, he smashed the ball into his goal (52′).
Bailey enters and Villa transforms
Unai Emery relieves Moussa Diaby, which was soon denied the goal by the omnipresent Schar with Martin Dubravka beaten, and Leon Bailey enters and the Jamaican changed the face of an Aston Villa desperate to fight back out of pride.
Dubravka did well on a Matty Cas shoth seconds before The connection between Bailey and Ollie Watkins made fans believe in miracles. Watkins made it 1-2 by finishing the ball from Bailey (71′).
Goal disallowed for Watkins
A minute later Watkins scored after Bailey’s deep pass, but this time the goal was disallowed by VAR because English is quite advanced.
Newcastle fought off the avalanche and, overcoming a bad moment, managed to score again a clear opportunity for Sean Longstaff that ‘Dibu’ Martínez failed.
Aston Villa fans were pleased with their team’s reaction, but the points flew right into Saint James’ Park, where The ‘magpies’ have already defeated the ‘villains’ 5-1 on the first day of the Premier League.
match lineup
1
2
fifteen
44
4
17
7
6
Eleven
19
8
1
2
33
39
5
4
36
67
14
23
10
Villa Park
Martin Dubravka1
Kieran Trippier2
51′
Dan Burns33
39′
62′
Bruno Guimaraes39
Fabian Schär5
31′
35′
Sven Botman4
76′
Sean Longstaff36
71′
Lewis Miley67
74′
70′
Alexander Isaac14
42′
62′
Jacob Murphy23
62′
Anthony Gordon10
93′
98′
Replacements
Loris Karius18
Paul Dummett3
Emil Kraft17
98′
Lewis Halltwenty
Tino Livramentotwenty-one
74′
62′
94′
Matt RitchieEleven
62′
Miguel Almiron24
42′
62′
Joe White40
Travis Hernes90
coach
Unai Emery
Eddie Howe
Source: La Verdad
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