A final thought to close out our Premier League coverage from the league's greatest-ever goalscorer... Views from The Athletic at full-time: FULL TIME: Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa A final, very large, dice roll for the Magpies.

Switzerland midfielder Manzambi came close to joining the Magpies in the summer before moving to Villa Park instead, and showed Newcastle what they were missing when he headed in Joao Gomes' cross in ...