Aston Villa lasted their invincible Premier League race in Villa Park in 16 games after the 4-1 impressive to keep themselves in the competition for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) countries for the coming season.

In the first half pulsating, villa was deducted at the perfect beginning as Ollie watkins Put them forward within the first minute.

England international – embracing a rare opportunity from the beginning in recent weeks – saw that his blow was leaving Fabian Schär and past Nick Pope.

He had almost a second just a few minutes later, too, as his left -legged shooter hit the bar from a narrow corner.

Schar, who was probably lucky to escape a red cardboard to overthrow Watkins as the last man in a separate incident, then headed to a draw for Newcastle through Emiliano MartinezLegs after meeting Harvey Barnes‘Cross to the posterior post.

The villa should have taken the lead right away as Marco Asensio Strongly hit in the middle of the penalty area, shortly before Watkins hit the wood works again, this time running a free kick over the post.

Both goalkeepers were further tested before the break, as Sando tonarThe driving was going to the lower corner before the martynez was equal to it while Morgan rogers forced the Pope to remove his close effort.

Villa pulled the first half in the balance of the game and were prevailing early in the second, as the provider for Watkins purpose, Tielemans yoursiWithout his head of sight from a corner cleaned from the line from the tone before the Pope produced a double saving to deny John McGinn and rogers.

Then, after the clock sign, the hosts retell the lead as Ian Maatsen scored his first goal of high flight.

Watkins ran forward before taking it out, and the Dutch found the distant corner on the left.

There was still a long time for the Villars to add their superiority, with unfortunate And burn deviating a low ball into his net behind the substitute Jacob RamseyCross.

Another substitute, Amadou OnanaThen he scored a fourth quick fire with a great kick in the upper corner after the Pope initially denied rogers well from the near distance.

Villa was ruthless at this point and hit the woodwork for the third time in the match, this time through Ramsey as she bowed to the distant post.

Newcastle were probably lucky to hold it in four after they lost their fifth league visit to six to Villa Park as the hosts close the gap in their defeated opponents in just two points.

FlashScore man of the match: Ollie watkins (villa))

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