Aston Villa fans watched on as their team lost at home to Newcastle United.Eddie Howe’s side knocking Unai Emery and his players out of the FA Cup.An interesting mix of views from Aston Villa fans.Some gutted and some…claiming they are ecstatic to be knocked out of the FA Cup.Newcastle United winnin
It ended Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 3.Ahead of each game we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives following the match.An interesting game at Villa Park…Plenty to talk about after this one.On this occasion it is The Armchair Fan.POSITIVESWe won!Objective complete!Thr
I couldn’t help but laugh when, near the end of the game against Aston Villa, the Newcastle United fans were singing: “They’re here, they’re there, they’re every f…ing where, empty seats, empty seats”I’m old enough to remember a song being sung to the same tune in the Leazes End about centre half Jo
Some Sandro Tonali performances a level below his very high standards.Some “informed” members of the press telling us that he wants to head back to Italy.Or is it moving on to Liverpool, or is it Manchester United?Or indeed anywhere else you would like to name…Due to Sandro Tonali supposedly no long
It’s easy to forget just how bad referees are, right? I know that Chris Kavanagh and his team put in a particularly appalling performance in this Aston Villa v Newcastle United match, but the fact that these people are put in charge of the game we love is both embarrassing and extremely worrying.Hav
Eddie Howe watched on as Newcastle United won away at Aston Villa.The final scoreline reading 3-1 to United but that doesn’t tell the half of it.The basic facts are that Newcastle trailed at the break.Then the final scoreline reading Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 3.Eddie Howe reflecting on how Newcastle U
A lot is said about VAR. A lot of nonsense is spoken about what the situation is now, with the technology in use.I say that because if you are to have any sensible rational conversation about it, you have to include the negatives AND the positives that we have seen.My belief is that whilst there are
I have left football grounds before angry at the performance of referees, and – more recently – VAR. But when I have, it has always been after a defeat, or a draw when a poor decision prevented a Newcastle United win.But I have never – in 61 years of watching football – witnessed such an appallingly
All the talk coming into this one, was of the devastating news that our talismanic captain is out of action for a prolonged period. Then, as the team was announced, news filtered down that Nick Woltemade would be starting in the number 10 role, although he’d be playing behind Will Osula because Yoan
The FA Cup fifth round draw takes place on Monday 16 February 2026.The FA announcing that FA Cup fifth round draw will be held live from Macclesfield ahead of their fourth round match against Brentford on Monday night.They state that the draw will be available for fans to watch on TNT Sports 1, disc
