The Athletic's Chris Waugh and Jacob Tanswell analyse the talking points from a dramatic and tetchy meeting at St James' Park

Newcastle thumped Ipswich Town on the road on Saturday, with Alexander Isak helping himself to a hat-trick. Aston Villa arrive on Tyneside after an impressive win of their own against Manchester City - but Unai Emery's side have lost four on the spin away from Villa Park.

Newcastle United played the second half of their clash with Aston Villa at St James’ Park without Jason Tindall on the sidelines.

The Magpies got off to a flying start at St. James' Park courtesy of Anthony Gordon's stunning strike inside the early exchanges before the visitors were reduced to ten men shortly after the

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has picked his side to face Unai Emery’s Aston Villa outfit at St James’ Park in the Premier League this afternoon. The Magpies thrashed Ipswich Town 4-0 at Portman Road on their last outing and have now won their last three games on the spin.

Jhon Duran has been responsible for some great moments for Aston Villa this season, but his first-half red card against Newcastle proves costly.

Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa admitted that Jhon Duran’s red card was too big a hurdle to overcome as Newcastle United ran out 3-0 winners at St James’ Park on Boxing Day. Anthony Gordon

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery rages over Jhon Duran red card at Newcastle - The Spaniard could not understand why VAR did not intervene.

It took Aston Villa less than an hour to confirm their intention to appeal Jhon Duran’s red card after the Colombian striker was sent off during today’s 3-0 loss at Newcastle United. The 21-year-old was shown a straight red in the 32nd minute of the Premier League match at St James’ Park after Newcastle’s Fabian Schar slid in to tackle Duran,