Some wins are a little bit lucky and others downright fluky or simply ground out, but this Aston Villa victory belonged to a different category entirely.
A triumph secured by goals from the impressive Emiliano Buendía and Ollie Watkins, and illuminated by Morgan Rogers’s skill, was firmly of the sort that can be filed under “thoroughly deserved”.
Written by Louise Taylor at St James’ Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/25/newcastle-aston-villa-premier-league-match-report under the title “Buendía and Watkins stun Newcastle to keep Aston Villa’s title hopes alive”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.


