Aston Villa beat Newcastle 4-1 on Saturday evening in a boost to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
Things began in perfect fashion for the hosts as Ollie Watkins gave them a lead within 33 seconds, but Fabian Schar levelled.
Villa came out firing after the break and Ian Maatsen put them 2-1 up, before Dan Burn scored an own goal.
Amadou Onana capped the victory with a stunning finish at Unai Emery’s side rose to sixth in the Premier League.
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Aston Villa beat Newcastle 4-1 in a boost to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League
It was perfect response for Villa after being knocked out of Europe by PSG on Tuesday night
Watkins put Aston Villa ahead after just 33 seconds on his return to the starting line up
Schar equalised for the visitors as he nodded past Emi Martinez from Harvey Barnes’ cross
Schar scored for the second successive game as the Magpies hit back in this crucial clash
Ian Maatsen put his side 2-1 up as he netted his first Premier League goal from Watkins’ pass
Dan Burn then inadvertently turned Jacob Ramsey’s cross into his own goal shortly after
Unai Emery’s side are up to sixth, but they are just two points behind Newcastle in third
Jason Tindall was in charge of Newcastle amid the continued absence of Eddie Howe
