Newcastle open the scoring completely against the run of play before Villa quickly equalised but it's at a cost as goalscorer Walker gets a bloody nose and is forced off the field temporarily. Newcastle bombard the 10-men of Villa's goal "without any great intelligence" to no avail.

Ian Dickson scores for the seventh time in eight games as Villa bounce back from a second defeat in three to help secure a first win in five with victory at St James' Park to make it ten wins, two draws and eight defeats in twenty division one games.