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Steven Taylor was dismissed for handball before Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for fighting each other. Juan Pablo Angel scored and Gareth Barry converted two penalties in a 3-0 victory for the visitors.<\/b><\/p>\n
That infamous April 2005 meeting<\/a> was the last time Aston Villa<\/a> had won a Premier League game at Newcastle<\/a>. Before Sunday, that is.<\/p>\n That was 17 attempts ago. Since then, both clubs have been relegated to and returned from the Championship – and this term both are chasing European glory. <\/p>\n Newcastle<\/a> are seventh in the league phase of the Champions League. Villa have already secured a place in the Europa League last 16. <\/p>\n However, after losing by an aggregate score of 12-1 on their past three trips to St James’ Park, Villa’s 2-0 success this time around underlined the progress made under boss Unai Emery. <\/p>\n The result keeps Villa, who bounced back from last Sunday’s loss to Everton<\/a> by adding this win to Thursday’s Europa League victory away to Fenerbahce, third in the table and firmly in the title race, just four points behind leaders Arsenal<\/a>. <\/p>\n And Emery was insistent that his players had delivered a “complete” performance. <\/p>\n “The players were extraordinary,” the Spaniard told BBC Match of the Day.<\/p>\n “We spoke about this match and the difficulties some teams have with their level here. It is the highest level we can face this season and the players respond fantastic.<\/p>\n “We can only help the players tactically. Out on the field, they need to show the attitude and commitment to work to the gameplan and they did it.<\/p>\n “Last week we lost and were so disappointed but we can be calm again and have confidence. We were comfortable in what we were doing.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n