Tonali double and Woltemade clincher fire Newcastle past 10-man Villa

— Match Report

Sandro Tonali scored twice and Nick Woltemade added a late third as Newcastle United fought back from a controversial deficit to knock 10-man Aston Villa out of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win at Villa Park.

It was a fourth-round tie packed with drama, incident and officiating debate, with VAR not in operation for the round. Eddie Howe's side channelled their frustration after a series of decisions went against them to overturn Tammy Abraham's opener and book a fifth-round place.

Controversial opener at Villa Park

Villa edged ahead in the 14th minute through Abraham's first goal since rejoining the club from Besiktas. Douglas Luiz clipped a free-kick into the box from a clever set-piece routine after Morgan Rogers had shaped to shoot, and the striker chested down and hooked the ball into the net.

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