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Aston Villa lost for the first time in 17 matches at home as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Newcastle United. For weeks now Unai Emery’s side haven’t performed at a high level and the Spaniard was tactically outsmarted by his opposite number on Tuesday night. A double from defender Fabian Schar and an Alex Moreno own goal took the game out of Villa’s reach and they only looked like mounting a comeback when Emery looked to the bench for inspiration. He introduced Nicolo Zaniolo, Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey on the hour mark, with the Jamaican whiz having the biggest impact on proceedings….

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