NEWCASTLE left it late to snatch a point against Villa as Jamaal Lascelles netted a dramatic 95th minute equaliser.
- Final score: Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa
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‘THEIR GOAL WAS A FLUKE!’
Steve Bruce says his team were unlucky to go behind against Aston Villa but heaped praise on his side for showing enough desire to keep in it and get the late equaliser.
And asked about Newcastle’s chances of survival, he said: “I’m still convinced we’ll be ok.”
MATCH REPORT
Captain fantastic Jamaal Lascelles nodded home a dramatic injury-time leveller to keep Steve Bruce alive and kicking.
Ciaran Clark’s 86th minute own-goal left Newcastle deep in the mire against Aston Villa.
The calls for Mike Ashley to sack Bruce by the end of the night would have been deafening.
But Lascelles headed Jacob Murphy’s cross in with the last touch of the game to keep Bruce, the great survivor, just about afloat.
A point beforehand would not have been good enough, while defeat could have been critical for the Toon boss.
Instead, a last-gasp equaliser might just give them the momentum they need to pull themselves out of danger with 10 games to go.
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‘WE WERE THE BETTER TEAM’
Newcastle’s late goal hero Jamaal Lascelles says the Magpies were the better team and deserved to win.
DREAM TEAM RATINGS
Aston Villa
GK – Emiliano Martinez – 6.48
DEF – Matthew Targett – 7.38
DEF – Ezri Konsa – 7.12
DEF – Tyrone Mings – 7.04
DEF – Ahmed Elmohamady – 6.91
MID – Douglas Luiz – 7.28
MID – Trezeguet – 7.14
MID – John McGinn – 6.67
STR – Ollie Watkins – 6.29
STR – Bertrand Traoré – 6.17Subs
Ross Barkley – 6.4
Anwar El Ghazi – 6.23
Morgan Sanson – 5.97DREAM TEAM RATINGS
Newcastle
Starman – Jacob Murphy
GK – Martin Dubravka – 6.71
DEF – Jamaal Lascelles – 7.57
DEF – Emil Krafth – 6.8
DEF – Paul Dummett – 6.64
DEF – Ciaran Clark – 6.43
MID – Isaac Hayden – 7.15
MID – Joe Willock – 7.07
MID – Jonjo Shelvey – 6.69
MID – Ryan Fraser – 6.44
STR – Joelinton – 7.15
STR – Dwight Gayle – 6.56Subs
Jacob Murphy – 7.57
Andy Carroll – 6.15
Javi Manquillo – 5.96GET YOUR JAM ON!
Jamaal Lascelles’ equaliser at the death was exactly what the Toon deserved.
FULL-TIME STAT ATTACK!
Villa edged it on the stats table.
But the scores finished level and that’s all that matters.
FULL-TIME!
And breathe!
Lascelles’ equaliser was virtually the last kick off the game.
And it was well deserved as a draw was a fair result.
NEWCASTLE 1 – 1 ASTON VILLA
90+4. Justice is done as Newcastle did not deserve to lose this.
A cross from the right goes all the way through to the far side.
Willock picks up the ball on the left touchline, he launches an in-swinger into the box and Lasclles meets it at the near post and powers a header past Martinez into the top of the net.
A dramatic finish to a really entertaining game.
GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL – LASCELLES!
WHAT DRAMA!!!!!!!
1-1!!!!
NEWCASTLE 0 – 1 ASTON VILLA
90+3. Newcastle throwing the kitchen sink at Villa as they hunt for the equaliser.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 1 ASTON VILLA
CHANCE!
90+1. Villa counter-attack as Newcastle commit men forward.
Barkley draws the defender in before playing in El Ghazi down the right channel.
He cuts inside onto his right and forces a smart save from Dubravka with a low drive.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 1 ASTON VILLA
FOUR MINUTES OF STOPPAGE TIME
And as we enter time added on, I can tell you Villa’s goal has been officially given as a Clark own-goal.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 1 ASTON VILLA
SUB – NEWCASTLE!
CARROLL ON
FRASER OFF
NEWCASTLE 0 – 1 ASTON VILLA
85. Absolutely rotten luck for Newcastle and they do not deserve that.
Targett swings a cross in from wide on the left.
The ball is just behind him but he stoops and gets his head on it.
And it deflects off Clark’s knee which fools Dubravka and spins up and in off the crossbar.
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL – WATKINS!
ASTON VILLA GO 1-0 UP!
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
83. Mings has another mare as he goes for a header and manages to clear out fellow Villan Targett.
Both men go down and need treatment. Mings appears to have hurt his hand in the landing. Targett appears to have hurt his entire body.
But they get up and the game carries on.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
NEWCASTLE HIT THE BAR!
81. Fantastic play from Murphy.
Receives the ball just inside Villa’s box.
Turns on a six-pence taking two Villa defenders out the game.
Bends a right footed effort toward the top right corner, beats Martinez but sees it come crashing back off the bar.
Dreadfully unlucky.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
80. Ten minutes to go.
Villa have really turned the screw here.
The introduction of Sanson and Barkley has made a real difference.
Right I’m trying this again…
Goal in the next 15 minutes, you mark my words!
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
BOOKING – MINGS!
77. Hahaha!
I’m not sure Joelinton has ever had the better of a defender as much as he has with Tyrone Mings tonight.
Delicate turn by the Brazilian as Newcastle try to break again, Mings leaves a lazy leg trailing and trips the forward.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
76. Remeber 15 minutes ago when I said: “Goal in the next 15 minutes, you mark my words!”
Well I lied.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
76. BOOKING – SANSON!
Midfielder trips Fraser as he breaks at pace over the half-way line.
Definitely a yellow.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
73. BOOKING – McGINN!
Scot shown a yellow for hauling back Willock in the middle of the park.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
72. CHANCE!
Joelinton MUST do better there.
He is played in by Willock down the right hand channel and breaks into the box with the goal begging to be shot at.
But whether it’s no confidence just terrible decision making, he tries to cut it back but it’s easily cleared by the pack of Villa players chasing back.
Should do better.
NEWCASTLE 0 – 0 ASTON VILLA
69. CHANCE!
Ryan Fraser cuts in from the left after Newcastle win it back midway inside Villa’s half.
He tries to bend one into the top corner but it’s blocked.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
