Aston Villa welcomed Newcastle United at Villa Park earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the FA Cup. The Villans made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 14th minute thanks to Tammy Abraham’s effort. Marco Bizot was sent off by the referee in the latter stages of the first half as Unai Emery’s players went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good.
The ten men of Aston Villa conceded the equaliser in the 63rd minute when Sandro Tonali found the back of the net. Tonali scored again for the visitors just 13 minutes later before Nick Woltemade killed the game off in the final stages. The match finished with the West Midlands club suffering a poor 3-1 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the clash against the Magpies.
GK: Marco Bizot – 4/10
He failed to make a save in the game and let his teammates down by getting sent off late in the first half.
RB: Lamare Bogarde – 5.5/10
Bogarde did his fair share of defending but failed to keep things solid at the back.
CB: Victor Lindelof – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Pau Torres – 6/10
Torres made a lot of crucial clearances inside his half but failed to keep things tidy defensively.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6.5/10
He managed to shine at times on both halves.
CM: Amadou Onana – 6.5/10
Onana anchored the midfield well but offered very little going forward.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 7/10
He made a few important clearances at the back and managed to earn an assist.
RW: Morgan Rogers – 6.5/10
Rogers did his fair share of defending and made two decent runs with the ball.
CAM: Ross Barkley – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back once and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
LW: Leon Bailey – 6/10
Bailey made one key chance in the final third but failed to make a difference this evening.
ST: Tammy Abraham – 7.5/10
He got his name on the scoresheet early in the game and was substituted after the hour mark.
Substitutes:
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid in the second half.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 6/10
There was no goal for him.
CAM: Emi Buendia – 6/10
He was accurate with his passing.
LB: Ian Maatsen – 6/10
Maatsen made one good chance going forward.
LW: Jadon Sancho – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
