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Aston Villa beat Newcastle 1-0 with Johan Manzambi goal
Aston Villa beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park in the Premier League on Saturday.
Swiss forward Johan Manzambi headed the winner in the 36th minute.
Newcastle created chances after the break, but could not find an equaliser.
Villa's second league win lifted them to 12th in the table.
Newcastle suffered back-to-back league defeats, after losing 4-1 to Coventry on Monday.
Manzambi had looked set to join Newcastle over the summer, but Villa signed him instead.
Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 1-0 at St James' Park on 17 October 2026.
Johan Manzambi scored the only goal, heading in a cross in the 36th minute.
Newcastle created chances after the break but could not equalise.
The win lifted Villa to 12th in the table, while Newcastle suffered a second consecutive league defeat.
- Who
- Aston Villa beat Newcastle United.
- What
- Villa won 1-0, with Johan Manzambi scoring the only goal.
- When
- 17 October 2026.
- Where
- St James' Park in Newcastle.
- Why
- Manzambi's 36th-minute header gave Villa the winning goal.
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Johan Manzambi headed Aston Villa in front from a cross by João Gomes.
Newcastle pressed for an equaliser, but chances from Sven Botman and Yoane Wissa did not produce a goal.
Aston Villa completed a 1-0 win at St James' Park.
- Final score
- Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa
- Winning scorer
- Johan Manzambi
- Goal time
- 36th minute
- Venue
- St James' Park
- Villa league position after win
- 12th
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