Henri’s goof and Gouf put Toon on top
HENRI LANSBURY discovered that what goes around comes around as Newcastle ended their Monday hoodoo to go top of the Championship. Dummett helped the
The former England ball on, Gouffran was Under-21 midfielder alert to poke a closerange played an unwitting shot beyond part in his role of St Sam Johnstone. James’ Park It was Villa who had pantomime villain with created the first a comedic own goal to chance only for Birkir extend Villa’s awful Bjarnason to miscue start to 2017 and at the his volley wide from same time strengthen five yards. Rafa Benitez’s bid to Then Jonathan lead his side straight Kodjia’s shot from a back into the Premier narrow angle forced League. Karl Darlow to tip the
Booed by home fans ball over the bar. for his role in Newcastle suffered a Newcastle earning two blow shortly after the later rescinded red half hour when Dwight cards in defeat at the Gayle – in his first start City Ground earlier for more than a month this season, – limped off the former with a Nottingham recurrence of Forest a hamstring playmaker injury that suffered the had sidelined ignominy of the 20-goal inadvertently top scorer for back-heeling six games. home the It was an second goal unwanted when he got sub-plot in a in a tangle forgettable attempting 45 minutes,
BENITEZ: Nervous to clear a before close-range Jamaal Gouffran papered over Lascelles effort from the cracks. Jonjo Shelvey’s Villa started the 55th-minute corner. second half well but
Lansbury’s Lansbury’s moment to nightmare moment forget halted Villa’s added to Yoan momentum. Gouffran’s effort just Bjarnason almost before half-time as the atoned for his miss hosts stemmed an only to be denied by astonishing 11-game Darlow’s block but Monday losing streak Newcastle went close to end Brighton’s to a third when 53-hour stay at the Johnstone saved well summit by moving a from Shelvey and Jack point clear. Colback as Steve
Villa were left to Bruce’s side endured a ponder just how they ninth league game went in at half-time 1-0 without a win. down as Gouffran’s seventh goal of the campaign gave the hosts a hugely flattering advantage.
The visitors were culpable in their own downfall, failing to clear as Lascelles headed Matt Ritchie’s short corner towards goal, and when Paul
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