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Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle United: Watkins ends goal drought as pressure on Bruce grows – BBC News
Aston Villa move into eighth in the Premier League with a win over Newcastle, which increases pressure on manager Steve Bruce.
Ollie Watkins’ opener ended a run of nine league games without a goal for the Villa striker
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith believes his side can “do something special” after they beat Newcastle to increase the pressure on manager Steve Bruce.
Villa moved above Chelsea and Southampton into eighth and are now just five points behind fourth-placed Liverpool with two games in hand.
Despite playing a more positive 5-3-2 formation, the visitors were undone by a Villa team whose manager watched from the…
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