Ten-man Villa stand firm as misfiring Newcastle fail to capitalise on Konsa's red.
Newcastle United were held to a goalless draw by 10-man Aston Villa at Villa Park, unable to turn long stretches of control into three points after Ezri Konsa’s 66th-minute dismissal. Without wantaway striker Alexander Isak, Eddie Howe’s side fashioned the game’s best chances but found Marco Bizot in obdurate form on his Villa debut.
The visitors dominated the first half, as Anthony Elanga was denied inside three minutes and Anthony Gordon headed a presentable chance over. Villa failed to register a single shot before the interval — the first home side to suffer that fate in a Premier League match since Fulham in May 2024 — but rallied after the break before Konsa's red card reshaped the contest. With Boubacar Kamara dropping into defence, the claret-and-blue rear-guard held firm to secure a point.
Unity without Isak, but the cutting edge goes missing