Newcastle United 3-1 Aston Villa (30 Jan, 2024) Game Analysis

Two first-half goals from defender Fabian Schar put Newcastle United on course for a comfortable 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Tuesday and ended a run of five successive Premier League away defeats for the Magpies.

Swiss centre-back Schar opened the scoring with a superb half-volley from a corner in the 32nd minute, and he added a second with a close-range finish four minutes later after an Anthony Gordon shot had was deflected onto the crossbar.

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Newcastle's third came seven minutes into the second half after an incisive attack down the left resulted in a brilliant through ball from Miguel Almiron to Jacob Murphy, and his shot was bundled into his own net from the back from Villa Alex Moreno.

Ollie Watkins scored a goal for Villa in the 71st minute and another effort was ruled out for offside two minutes later, but Newcastle held on to move up to seventh in the table on 32 points, while Villa remain fourth with 43.

The win also ended Newcastle's four-game losing streak in the Premier League.