Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle United overcame a series of controversial decisions from the officials to knock 10-man Aston Villa out of the FA Cup. This was a fourth-round tie packed with drama, incident and goals at Villa Park as Newcastle channelled their frustration to turn the game on its head in impressive fashion…
Ten-man Brentford claimed a brilliant win at Aston Villa to dent the hosts’ Premier League title ambitions. Dango Ouattara’s fine strike stunned Villa minutes after Kevin Schade was sent off for pushing his studs into Matty Cash’s midriff. The returning Tammy Abraham had a goal disallowed as Villa lost successive home league games for the…
Aston Villa fought back from 2-0 down to beat Red Bull Salzburg and finish second in the Europa League league phase, but Ollie Watkins was forced off to compound their injury issues. Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba’s first senior goal earned a late victory for the hosts, who had already qualified for the last 16, at Villa Park.…
Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins both scored as high-flying Aston Villa ended their long wait for a St James’ Park victory against Newcastle United. The visitors had not triumphed on Tyneside since an infamous afternoon in 2005, when Newcastle went down to eight men and team-mates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were both sent off…
Aston Villa are now assured of a top-eight finish in the UEFA Europa League, after they secured a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe.