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Match report: Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle United

Premier League: Ollie Watkins will be prominent in the watching Gareth Southgate’s thoughts after scoring two goals and superbly laying on another in an impressive destruction of Newcastle. Ben Fisher reports from Villa Park …

John McGinn: “It was a superb performance,” said Villa’s captain in an interview with the BBC. “Newcastle are a very, very good team. They remind me of Leeds a couple of years ago; in the build-up to the game, you know you’ve got to run and fight, prepare a bit extra. Even at 1-0, they are bringing on players who can change the game. The third goal was sweet, then we could enjoy it.”

Ollie Watkins on the confidence being shown by Villa: “Yeah, trusting you team-mates in tight area and knowing that if we make a mistake we just go again. There’s a real togetherness in the team and we’re looking forward to the games to come.”

Ollie Watkins: “We’re on a great run at the moment and we’re playing good football,” he tells BT Sport. “Newcastle are a top side and they didn’t really have much chances today, which shows the level we’re at. I think we’re all enjoying our football here at Villa Park and once we get that first goal it’s a hard place for anyone to come. Everyone knows what they’re doing and it’s enjoyable to play here.”

Man of the Match: It’s no surprise that Ollie Watkins got the man of the match award but he had plenty of assistance. Jacob Ramsey opened the scoring for Villa and should have had a second only to be denied by the woodwork.

Villa left-back Alex Moreno will be visiting Kieran Trippier in his nightmares, while John McGinn was also outstanding in midfield for Villa. In their defence, Tyrone Mings looks back to his very best and was a composed presence in a back four that rarely looked like conceding.

Full time: Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle United

Peep! Peep! Peeeeeeeeeeep! Aston Villa make it five wins from five with a statement performance during which they piled the hurt on Newcastle. They stay in sixth place, just three points behind Tottenham Hotspur and six behind Manchester United in fourth, albeit having played two games more than Erik Ten Hag’s side.

90+4 min: Jhon Duran picks up a yellow card for a foul on Sean Longstaff.

90+1 min: Villa substitution: Ollie Watkins goes off to a warm ovation from the Villa fans, on the back of an absolutely outstanding performance. To repeat, he’s scroed two, hit tthe post, provided an assist and had a goal ruled out for the narrowest of offsides. He’s now on a run of 11 goals in 12 games. He’s replaced here by Jhon Duran, a 19-year-old from Medelin in Colombia.

90 min: Isak launches a ball forweard from deep for Wilson to chase. His delivery is too close to Martinez.

88 min: Newcastle free-kick, wide on the left in line with the edge of the penalty area. Trippier sends the ball in to the mixer, Villa can’t quite clear at the first time of asking but Mings eventually tidies up.

86 min: Newcastle are having their collective backside handed to them on the back of an outstanding performance from Aston Villa. Both sides came into this game on excellent runs of form but Villa have been simply brilliant this afternoon and if anything, the scoreline seriously flatters their visitors.

GOAL! Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle (Watkins 83)

Watkins scores again! He latches on to a pull-back from Buendia and slots into the far corner for his second goal of the game. There was terrific work from John McGinn in the build-up, Villa’s captain showing great strength to hold off a defender and get the ball to Buendia.

Ollie Watkins doubles his tally. Photograph: Chris Radburn/Reuters

Updated at 09.22 EDT

81 min: Emi Martinez dawdles over another free-kick, testing the patience of referee John Brooks with his time-wasting tactics.

79 min: Moreno tries to wreak more havoc down the right for Villa and wins his side a throw-in deep in Newcastle territory. Newcastle substittuion: Elliot Anderson on for Joelinton, who is one of several Newcastle players to have had a very poor game.

77 min: There’s another block from Tyrone Mings, who flings himself in front of a Miguel Almiron shot after the substitute had received a cross from Tippier.

73 min: While Newcastle are unlikely to throw in the towel, one suspects that second goal has rather knocked the stuffing out of them. They’ve had no answer to the problems posed by Villa in general and Watkins in particular today.

The striker has scored, hit the post, had a goal disallowed for the most marginal of offsides, forced two good saves out of Nick Pope and provided an excellent assist. He’ll fancy his chances of an England recall with Gareth Southgate in attendance today.

71 min: Newcastle were starting to dominate the game and have never looked better this afternoon than immediately after their first double-substitution. Unai Emery is a canny operator, however and it didn’t take him long to make the tweaks that re-established his side’s far stronger foothold in the game.

70 min: From a Villa corner, Ashley Young unleashes a shot. Nick Pope sees it late but punches clear.

69 min: Newcastle double-substitution: Matt Targett and Sean Longstaff on for Dan Burn and Joe Willock.

68 min: Ollie Watkins has been unplayable today, sprinting in behind unopposed, dancing between the lines and generally making Newcastle’s central defenders look like training cones. They simply can’t cope with him. Alex Moreno’s been outsatanding too and Villa’s apparent plan to target Kieran Trippier has borne fruit.

Updated at 09.06 EDT

66 min: That was an awful goal for Newcastle to give away but Watkins, McGinn and Moreno all played a part in the build-up. McGinn, who saw a shot from distance fizz narrowly wide a few moments previously, picked out Moreno, whose low cross to the feet of Watkins was inch-perfect.

A hug for Watkins as he caps his fine performance with a deserved goal. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock

Updated at 09.03 EDT

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle (Watkins 65)

This one will count! Ollie Watkins scores his 10 in 12, collecting a low Moreno cross on the edge of the six-yard box with his back to goal. Despite the close attention of Dan Burn, he somehow managed to turn and prod the ball past Nick Pope.

Ollie Watkins turns to fire home the second goal for the Villains. Photograph: Craig Brough/Action Images/Reuters

Updated at 09.02 EDT

GOAL DISALLOWED!

Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle! It’s as you were after a VAR check. Ollie Watkins was a fraction offside as he set off to chase that through ball from Moreno. His knee was ever so slightly ahead of Sven Botman’s shoulder and it’s another let-off for Newcastle.

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle (Watkins 61)

Villa double their lead! Watkins runs on to a through ball from Alex Moreno and scores past Pope. Was he offside? There’s going to be a VAR check.

58 min: A Joe Willock cross is cleared, but only as far as Alex Isak. He looks up and tries to curl a shot into the corner. Emi Martinez saves, putting the ball out for a corner. The ball’s sent into penalty area, finds it’s way to Guimaraes, who lofts a pitching wedge towards Almiron. He shoots into the side-netting from a tight angle.

57 min: There’s almost an instant impact from the substitutes. Now playing in a more withdrawn role, Isak curls the ball towards the edge of the six yard box, where Wilson stretches and comes this close to steering it goalwards. Offside.

Callum Wilson goes close for the Magpies. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 08.52 EDT

56 min: Newcastle double-substitution: Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron on for Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy. Gordon leaves the field without complaint this weekend.

55 min: John McGinn curls the dead ball towards the far post, where it’s cleared.

53 min: Buendia plays the ball wide to Ashley Young, whose first-time cross is like an Exocet missile. It cannons off Trippier’s thigh and out for a corner. From that one, Villa win another.

51 min: Trippier plays a ball down the right for Murphy, whose cross is cleared by Tyrone Mings. Another cross from Trippier is volleyed clear by Mings, who’s having a solid game.

48 min: Alex Moreno plays a delicious ball up the inside left for Watkins to run on to. The striker looks isolated but Sven Botman generously allows him to cut inside on to his right foot and Watkins pulls the trigger. Nick Pope saves his side with another fine save with his feet.

47 min: Villa win a free-kick on the edge of their own penalty area, Douglas Luiz drawing the foul. Emiliano Martinez takes his sweet time before eventually hoofing the ball upfield.

Second half: Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United

46 min: Newcastle get the ball rolling for a second half in which they seriously need to up their game if they’re to take anything from this match. Eddie Howe hasn’t made any changes, which is somewhat surprising. His side’s fabled press was extremely ineffective in the first half and Newcastle are being over-run in midfield.

Goalscorer Jacob Ramsey of Aston Villa holds firm under pressure from Bruno Guimarães and Joelinton. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock

Updated at 08.47 EDT

Half-time: Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United

Peep! Vastly superior in the opening 45 minutes, Aston Villa may rue going in with a lead of just one goal, smashed home by Jacob Ramsey. Ollie Watkins hit the woodwork inside 28 seconds, squandering an oppportunity you’d expect him to score in his sleep on current form, while Ramsey also spanked the ball off the cross-bar when he should have done better. Newcastle never really got going in that first half and it will be interesting to see what Eddie Howe reacts after the break.

Updated at 08.23 EDT

45+3 min: Buendia continues to receive treatment after shipping that accidental Burn shoulder in the face. There’s quite a size difference between the pair but Buendia is back on his feet, taking a drink of water.

45+2 min: Emi Buendia goes to ground holding his face after an accidental off-the-ball collision with Dan Burn.

45+1 min: Villa advance upfield through a series of throw-ins but eventually lose possession when the ball goes out of play off John McGinn.

43 min: A John McGinn cross into the Newcastle penalty area hits Kieran Trippier’s arm and the Villa skipper appeals for a spot-kick. None is forthcoming and it’s a good job too as Trippier literally had his hands behind his back as he went to block the cross. And they say that’s a natural position? Only in football officialdom.

41 min: A menace down the left wing, Alex Moreno curls another cross into the Newcastle penalty area, where Nick Pope punches clear at the near post before Watkins can get his head to the ball. Villa win another corner.

40 min: Anthony Gordon is penalised for straying offside as he ran on to a ball down the left touchline from Joe Willock.

39 min: Jacob Murphy has a shot blocked by Tyrone Mings.

38 min: Nick Pope rushes to the edge of his box to head clear before Watkins can latch on to the kind of through ball he thrives on chasing.

36 min: Alex Moreno backs into Kieran Trippier and goes down while trying to shield the ball deep in his own half. It’s a free-kick for Villa, a decision that angers Trippier and Isak, who remonstrate with the linesman. They might have a point.