Aston Villa Vs Newcastle United LIVE Score, FA Cup Fourth Round: Villa Hold Lead Despite Keeper Bizot Red

Early into the second half and Newcastle are probing for an equaliser. A corner routine leaves Barnes with far too much space just outside the Villa box, but his shot is crowded out and fails to find a way through the sea of players. Villa survive the scare, still clinging to their 1-0 lead.

Half-time at Villa Park and it’s Villa 1, Magpies 0. Despite going down to ten men after Bizot’s red, Villa have managed to hang on to their slender lead. The Magpies will be regrouping and looking to pounce in the second half, but Villa head into the break clinging to that crucial opener.

And just before the break, chaos erupts at Villa Park. Marco Bizot is sent off! The goalkeeper is shown a straight red, leaving Aston Villa down to ten men heading into halftime.

Newcastle suddenly have a massive lifeline, and the momentum could shift dramatically in the second half. It’s 1-0 to Villa, but everything just got a lot more complicated for the hosts.

Thirty-five minutes gone and Villa are still clinging to their 1-0 lead. Newcastle carve out a good opening as Barnes links up with Osula in a slick one-two, slipping in behind the Villa defence inside the box.

The chance is there, but Barnes can’t quite get his foot around it, and the effort drifts just wide into the side netting. Bizot had left a sliver of space at his near post, but Newcastle can’t make it count, a let-off for Villa.

Twenty-five minutes in and Newcastle finally get a caution. Malick Thiaw is shown yellow for a reckless challenge, bringing the referee down on him after a heavy foul. Villa now have a little more breathing room and a free-kick chance to test Newcastle’s defence. Tension is building, and the early fouls are stacking up.

Twenty minutes gone and Villa are knocking hard on the door for a second. Rogers surges straight through the Newcastle midfield with real intent, pushing the visitors onto the back foot before the move is shifted wide to Bailey.

It opens up for a moment, but the ball gets tangled under his feet and the pull-back towards Abraham is blocked at the crucial second. The rebound falls invitingly for Ross Barkley, yet he can’t sort his feet out either and the effort is miscued.

To make matters worse for Villa, Abraham looks to have taken a knock in the scramble and heads to the sideline for treatment. Newcastle are hanging on here.

Fourteen minutes on the clock and Villa Park erupts. Aston Villa take the lead through Tammy Abraham after a sharp set-piece routine.

Newcastle fail to deal with the second phase, Douglas Luiz threads a perfectly weighted through ball into the box, and Abraham makes no mistake, a composed right-footed finish from the centre sends it straight down the middle. Newcastle are caught flat-footed, Villa are clinical, and it’s 1-0 to the hosts.

AND WE ARE OFF!

The whistle blows and the first half is underway, barely a minute on the clock and Newcastle United are already flying into it. But hold on. Nick Woltemade comes charging in a little too enthusiastically and the referee isn’t having any of it. Early whistle, early foul.

Two minutes gone and you can already feel the tempo. Newcastle aren’t easing themselves into this, they’re setting the tone straight away. This one’s kicked off with bite. Stay with me, we’re just getting started.

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