PLAYER RATINGS: Bruno Guimaraes proves why his release clause is over £100m
Newcastle ended Aston Villa's 17-game home unbeaten streak in a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.
Unai Emery's side were stunned as the Magpies ended their Villa Park hoodoo thanks to a brace from Fabian Schar and an own-goal from Alex Moreno.
Ollie Watkins pulled one back, and almost got another which was disallowed for offside, but Villa couldn't pull off a stunning comeback to preserve their incredible home run.
There were some fantastic performances from the likes of Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon for Newcastle, while some of Aston Villa's stars will have been asking themselves questions after a disappointing evening.
Mail Sport's Craig Hope gives his verdict on the players in his match ratings.
ASTON VILLA (4-4-2)
Emi Martinez 5
Newcastle had five shots on target and scored three goals, so doesn’t paint a great picture for the keeper.
Matty Cash 5
Lost the ball before Newcastle’s third goal and, for all his efforts to get forward, not a lot came from his endeavours.
Erzi Konsa 6
The pick of Villa’s defenders and made some timely interventions, but was also caught out trying to play offside trap too often.
Clement Lenglet 5
A torrid evening in the end - despite a brave block early on to deny certain goal - and offered very little composure at heart of backline.
Alex Moreno 5
Own goal summed up a luckless night when he got no joy down the left.
John McGinn 7
Carried his team on his own in the second half and his pass over top led to Villa’s goal. But Newcastle’s midfielders won this battle.
Boubacar Kamara 6
Did OK but, like McGinn, was outdone by the likes of Guimaraes.
Douglas Luiz 5.5
Lost Schar for all-important first goal and did not play to his usual standard.
Youri Tielemans 4
Did close to nothing and did well to last until the
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