Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa — Match Report: Magpies Exposed By Familiar Flaws

Park through Johan Manzambi’s first-half header. Matthias Jaissle’s side must believe they’re still on an international break, as the lads managed just one shot on target, were booed at half- and full-time, and did everything in their hands to extend their run without a home clean sheet in all competitions to a club-record 16 matches.

Even though Newcastle showed a bit more aggression than in the 4-1 defeat at Coventry, that nearly proved costly after 18 minutes. Joelinton was booked for a challenge on Manzambi before Sven Botman launched into Nicolas Jackson moments later.

Botman somehow received only a yellow card, and a VAR review did not recommend an upgrade despite the savageness of the tackle. Chaos averted… only for a minute.