Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Boxing Day, but the game was overshadowed by a 20-man tunnel melee at St James' Park at half-time - where both sides' analysts were sent off

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 climbed to fifth in the Premier League with an undisputed 3-0 victory over Aston Villa in a very entertaining Boxing Day match at St. James’ Park.

Newcastle United assistant boss Jason Tindall was sent off in the tunnel at half-time during his side's clash with Aston Villa.

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

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

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

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

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,