Aston Villa entertained Newcastle United at Villa Park earlier tonight as they looked to secure a victory at home in the Premier League. The Villans made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 32nd minute when Fabian Schar found the back of the net. Schar doubled his team’s lead just four minutes later as Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 down on the scoreline.
Alex Moreno scored an unfortunate own goal in the 52nd minute which left the home team with a mountain to climb. Ollie Watkins grabbed a consolation goal in the 71st minute as the West Midlands club crashed to a lackluster 3-1 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the match against the Magpies.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6/10
He made two good saves at the back but conceded three times tonight.
RB: Matty Cash – 6/10
Cash won a couple of aerial duels but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 6/10
He made two important clearances on the defensive end of the field but it was not enough tonight.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 6.5/10
Lenglet did his best to keep things solid at the back and was a threat at times at the other end of the field.
LB: Alex Moreno – 6/10
The Spaniard scored an unfortunate own goal early in the second half but made two decent runs with the ball.
RM: John McGinn – 6/10
He had some positive moments in the game but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
CM: Boubacar Kamara – 5.5/10
Kamara struggled to get a foothold in the game and produced a disjointed display in the middle of the park.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 6/10
Luiz earned possession back once and made two inviting chances in the final third.
LM: Youri Tielemans – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the game and was replaced after the hour mark.
ST: Moussa Diaby – 6/10
Diaby caused some problems for the opposition defenders but failed to register a goal.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 7/10
He was always looking to have a strike at goal and managed to get his name on the scoresheet in the 71st minute.
Substitutes:
LM: Nicolo Zaniolo – 6/10
He added some creativity to Unai Emery’s attack.
RW: Leon Bailey – 8/10
Bailey was a real menace and managed to secure an assist for setting up Watkins’ goal.
CM: Jacob Ramsey – 6/10
He added some bite and steel to Aston Villa’s midfield.
