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67 mins

Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle

Not the best look for Joelinton now with two twisted up pieces of tissue sticking out of his hooter.

Conor Hourihane challenging for an aerial ball with Joelinton, catching the Newcastle striker in the face with an elbow.

Looked accidental, Hourihane had eyes on the ball all the time, but the Brazilian is left with a bloodied nose.

Newcastle striker Joelinton bustles and bundles his way through on the halfway line but then plays a pass straight out for a goal kick.

An attacking change from Newcastle boss Stephen Roger Bruce.

Andrew Thomas Carroll enters the action in place of Paul Dummett.

Gorgeous football from Villa, really good to watch.

Jack Grealish and Anwar El Ghazi exchanging passes before the Villa captain's cute, dinked effort from inside the area sails narrowly over.

Almost a blooper from Ezri Konsa, throwing his leg at an Allan Saint-Maximin cross which comes inches away from ending up in the top corner.

Tom Heaton was worried, very worried indeed.

Lacking in a little direction this.

Isaac Hayden finds space on the edge of the Villa area and lets fly with a vicious strike but it is straight at Tom Heaton.

Either side and all that.

"Hangry" (ad).

bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.

Before you lot start texting and tweeting me.

Talking of footballers on reality TV, Ian Wright's struggling in the jungle, eh?

A very hangry man.

Chris Sutton
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Jack Grealish dictating the play once again. He should be on Strictly - he's got lovely feet!

Villa reasserting their dominance.

The dancing feet of Jack Grealish are on the ball once more, working a yard but curling his strike straight down the throat of goallkeeper Martin Dubravka.

Jack Grealish's footwork is so good he would be great on Strictly Come Dancing, says Chris Sutton on comms.

Where is the marking???

Jack Grealish lofts in the corner, Ezri Konsa has the freedom of Villa Park from six yards out, but his low header is superbly kept out by Martin Dubravka.

That would have been G.O. - game over.

Villa ride out the storm and Conor Hourihane (is he in any of your fantasy teams?) earns a corner for the hosts.

Chris Sutton
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Dean Smith with a frustrated look on his face. It's been a really poor start to the second half. Aston Villa knew what was coming, Newcastle had to respond and Villa have been sloppy in possession.

This is a good spell of pressure from Newcastle at the start of the second half.

You feel they have to quickly take one of these opportunities.

Good work from Jonjo Shelvey, winning the ball back off Tyrone Mings deep in the Villa half.

It falls for Joelinton on the edge of the box, but the Newcastle strike curls over via a deflection.

Chris Sutton
Former Aston Villa striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Decent response from Newcastle but it's a really good save from Tom Heaton to get it around the post.

Newcastle have started brightly.

Allan Saint-Maximin curls an effort from 25 yards out, it is about to nestle into the far corner, but Tom Heaton spawls across to make a brilliant save low to his left.

Any way back for the visitors?

Let's find out in the second half.

The posh seats at Villa Park are still empty, wonder what's on the menu.