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Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United: Watkins ends goal drought as pressure on Bruce grows

by souhaib
January 23, 2021
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Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United: Watkins ends goal drought as pressure on Bruce grows
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Ollie Watkins opened the scoring
Ollie Watkins’ opener ended a run of nine league games without a goal for the Villa striker

Aston Villa moved above Chelsea and Southampton into eighth in the Premier League with a win over Newcastle which increased the pressure on manager Steve Bruce.

Despite playing a more positive 5-3-2 formation, the visitors were undone by a Villa team whose manager Dean Smith watched from the stands following his touchline ban.

His impressive outfit still showed the quick attacking interplay which has been a feature of their season as Ollie Watkins ended a run of nine league games without a goal when he headed in the opener following Fabian Schar’s mistake.

Newcastle, who have scored only once in their past eight games, lacked the sort of confidence in front of goal that Villa showed in doubling their lead.

Bertrand Traore played a one-two with Jack Grealish before cannoning a shot in off the crossbar.

There were opportunities for Bruce’s side, who introduced Allan Saint-Maximin – after a long coronavirus absence – and Ryan Fraser for the final 19 minutes.

But they did not trouble a Villa team who are now five points off fourth-placed Liverpool with two games in hand.

Defeat for Newcastle meant they are winless in 10 games and slip to 16th, seven points above the relegation zone.

Newcastle offer better balance but same result

Newcastle fans, who have been critical of Bruce’s style, might point to Villa as a team who can play positive attacking football with similar resources.

The fact Villa have enjoyed an upward curve since Bruce left the club in 2018 will not be lost on them, and even though the Newcastle manager was right to say prior to this game that Smith has enjoyed the benefits of last summer’s investment in players, Villa have been a joy to watch this season.

In contrast, Newcastle, who started the season positively, have been in a rut. Debate about Bruce’s formations have been rife on Tyneside and his position came under further discussion on Saturday after former Magpies manager Rafael Benitez left his job in China.

But in picking a 5-3-2 formation, it did seem to offer a better balance. Jonjo Shelvey, Miguel Almiron and the deeper Jeff Hendrick made up the midfield, allowing Andy Carroll to support Callum Wilson up front.

For much of the first half it looked promising. But when getting into good positions, Newcastle were let down by poor crossing or finishing, with Carroll wasting two good opportunities.

Their dwindling confidence was not helped by Schar’s error when he failed to clear Matt Targett’s first-time cross, allowing Watkins to nod past a flapping Karl Darlow.

Traore’s finish put a comfortable distance between the two sides and Newcastle never looked like breaking through.

There was a brief lift once Saint-Maximin and Fraser came on with the latter almost getting on the end of Almiron’s through ball, but it was another dismal night for Bruce, who has plenty to ponder as he attempts to arrest a worrying slide towards the bottom three.

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Aston Villa

  1. Squad number26Player nameMartínez

  2. Squad number2Player nameCash

  3. Squad number4Player nameKonsa

  4. Squad number5Player nameMings

  5. Squad number18Player nameTargett

  6. Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz

  7. Squad number19Player nameNakamba

  8. Squad number15Player nameTraoré

  9. Squad number20Player nameBarkley

  10. Squad number10Player nameGrealish

  11. Squad number11Player nameWatkins

  1. Squad number17Player nameTrézéguet

  2. Squad number21Player nameEl Ghazi

  3. Squad number41Player nameRamsey

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number26Player nameDarlow

  2. Squad number19Player nameManquillo

  3. Squad number14Player nameHayden

  4. Squad number6Player nameLascelles

  5. Squad number5Player nameSchär

  6. Squad number15Player nameLewis

  7. Squad number8Player nameShelvey

  8. Squad number16Player nameHendrick

  9. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  10. Squad number7Player nameCarroll

  11. Squad number13Player nameWilson

  1. Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin

  2. Squad number12Player nameGayle

  3. Squad number21Player nameFraser

Line-ups

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1

26Martínez

2Cash4Konsa5Mings18Targett

6Douglas Luiz19Nakamba

15Traoré20Barkley10Grealish

11Watkins

  • 26Martínez
  • 2Cash
  • 4Konsa
  • 5Mings
  • 18Targett
  • 6Douglas Luiz
  • 19Nakamba
  • 15TraoréSubstituted forTrézéguetat 80′minutes
  • 20BarkleySubstituted forEl Ghaziat 80′minutes
  • 10GrealishSubstituted forRamseyat 88′minutes
  • 11Watkins

Substitutes

  • 1Heaton
  • 3Taylor
  • 17Trézéguet
  • 21El Ghazi
  • 22Engels
  • 24Guilbert
  • 27El Mohamady
  • 39Davis
  • 41Ramsey

Newcastle

Formation 5-3-2

26Darlow

19Manquillo14Hayden6Lascelles5Schär15Lewis

8Shelvey16Hendrick24Almirón

7Carroll13Wilson

  • 26Darlow
  • 19ManquilloSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 71′minutes
  • 14Hayden
  • 6LascellesBooked at 57mins
  • 5SchärBooked at 26mins
  • 15Lewis
  • 8Shelvey
  • 16Hendrick
  • 24AlmirónSubstituted forGayleat 81′minutes
  • 7CarrollBooked at 54minsSubstituted forFraserat 71′minutes
  • 13Wilson

Substitutes

  • 1Dubravka
  • 4M Longstaff
  • 9Joelinton
  • 10Saint-Maximin
  • 11Ritchie
  • 12Gayle
  • 17Krafth
  • 21Fraser
  • 23Murphy

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