In the 7th week of the English Premier League, Newcastle United and Aston Villa faced off at St. James' Park. Playing their league match following their victory against Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa left the difficult away game with a 1-0 win.
The goal that brought three points to the Unai Emery-managed Aston Villa came in the 36th minute from Johan Manzambi. Joao Gomes provided the assist for the Swiss player's goal.
The visiting team finished the first half leading 1-0 and managed to maintain their score advantage in the second half. Newcastle United, meanwhile, could not find the goal they were looking for at home and finished the week without points.
With this result, Aston Villa increased their points to 8 and moved up to 12th place. Newcastle United remained on 8 points.
Aston Villa will host Manchester City at home in the next week of the Premier League on Saturday, October 24. Emery's team will also host Viking in the Champions League on Wednesday, October 21. Newcastle United will travel to face Crystal Palace on Sunday, October 25.
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