Following its valuable and deserving 4-1 victory over its host Southampton on Sunday in the fifteenth stage of the competition, where Crystal Palace also won 2-1 over its host West Ham United, Newcastle United kept up its ascent in the English Premier League football championship and maintained its presence among the adults in the competition.
Newcastle’s score increased to 27 points after its seventh and consecutive championship victories, moving them temporarily into third position in the standings until the conclusion of the remaining stage fixtures.
On the other hand, Southampton’s standings, who had only one victory in their previous nine matches in the competition, came to an end with 12 points in the eighth (third place at the bottom), despite the fact that this was their eighth loss in the competition this season (they had three wins and three draws).
Miguel Almeiron gave Newcastle the lead in the 35th minute, and then Chris Wood and Joseph Wilok added goals in the 59th and 62nd minutes, respectively.
Roman Perud scored Southampton’s only goal in the 89th minute, but Bruno Guimarah added the fourth goal for Newcastle in the first minute of the time calculated instead of lost for the second half.
Aston Villa defeated Manchester United 3-1 to officially begin the tenure of Spanish coach Unai Emery.
Aston Villa’s balance, who fought his first meeting under the leadership of Emery, who took responsibility for coach Stephen Gerrard, rose to 15 points, to advance to the fourteenth place in the Premier League table, knowing that this is his fourth victory in the championship during the current season, compared to 3 draws and 7 Defeats.
Manchester United, on the other side, had a balance of 7 victories, 2 draws, and 23 points, which put it in fifth place despite suffering its fourth loss in the tournament this season.
The match, which was held at the (Villa Park) stadium, the Aston Villa stronghold, witnessed the participation of veteran Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in the main list of Manchester United, where he played the entire match, but he was unable to save his team from the loss.
Lyon Bailey scored the first goal for Aston Villa in the eighth minute, and his colleague Lucas Dini added the second in the eleventh.
Manchester United reduced the difference, after Luke Shao scored a goal for the team (Red Devils) in the 45th minute, but Jacob Ramsey strengthened Aston Villa’s progress by scoring the third goal for the owners of the ground in the 49th minute.
The two teams will once again face on Thursday at (Old Trafford), the home of Manchester United, when they compete in the Professional English Club Cup’s third round.
Newcastle moves up to third position, while United suffers a crushing loss.
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