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Aston Villa vs Newcastle LIVE: Hosts go eighth after first-half strikes from Ollie Watkins and Bertrand Traore as visitors make it 10 games without a win in all competitions as the pressure increases on Steve Bruce

Daily Mail | January 23, 2021

Related Topics: Steve Bruce, Ollie Watkins, Bertrand Traoré, Jack Grealish, Ryan Fraser, Premier League, Newcastle United F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Dean Smith, Allan Saint-Maximin

The pressure is rising on Newcastle manager Steve Bruce who has a tricky test against Aston Villa next up in the Premier League, as the two sides meet following coronavirus postponements.

Dean Smith's men can climb up to eighth in the standings with a victory, with two games-in-hand remaining after tonight's fixture due to the Covid-19 impacted campaign.

Follow Sportsmail's Alex Bowmer for live EPL coverage of Aston Villa vs Newcastle including score, lineups and build-up.

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FULL-TIME: Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle

Trezeguet almost makes it three, but his close-range effort is clawed behind Karl Darlow and with that, the game is over.

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