Fabian Schar receives a yellow card against Aston Villa... but should it have been a red?

Ollie Watkins hit the crossbar soon after his early opener in Aston Villas Premier League clash with Newcastle United.

Ollie Watkins gives Aston Villa the lead 33 seconds into their Premier League clash with Newcastle United.

Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | League tables | And you can email Scott This is a rerun of both the 1905 and 1924 FA Cup finals. Aston Villa won the former 2-0, denying Newcastle a league-and-cup double, while Newcastle repaid the favour by exactly the same scoreline 19 years later. No real reason to mention either of those games, other than an excuse to rummage around the Observer archive, because, well, y’know. Here’s a splash of colour from the latter affair, played exactly 100 years and 51 weeks ago today. “Newcastle United won the Football Association Cup for the second time by defeating Aston Villa by two goals to none. Billy Cowan and Stan Seymour scored the two goals in just over a minute, but the losing team had eighty percent of the play throughout. “From an early hour yesterday morning the neighbourhood of King’s Cross and Euston was crowded with thousands of men and women who, it was obvious from their accent, had come either from Newcastle or Birmingham to witness the match. The trains began to arrive from Newcastle at King’s Cross as early as 2.55 in the morning. Fortunately a considerable amount of accommodation was available in the waiting rooms, while many of the enthusiasts found the seats on the platforms handy for a nap. Continue reading...

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Aston Villa return to Premier League action at home to Newcastle United

Striker left out of squad for win against West HamCoach confirms Núñez will be back for visit to Leicester Arne Slot has denied Darwin Núñez was dropped from Liverpool’s win against West Ham because of a training-ground row with a member of his coaching staff. The Liverpool head coach said on Sunday that Núñez was absent from the 2-1 victory at Anfield having felt unwell during training the day before, although the striker sat behind the substitutes throughout the game. Speculation has been rife that the Uruguay international, whom Slot criticised for his work rate against Wolves and Aston Villa in February, was left out for disciplinary reasons. Continue reading...

Young Lions wrap up PL2 season with draw against Reds

Aston Villa host Newcastle in a top-five battle while Leicester will be relegated if they fail to beat Liverpool Saturday 3pm Venue Gtech Community Stadium Continue reading...

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