English FA Cup

FT Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Match Report

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Newcastle knock Aston Villa out of FA Cup after Marco Bizot red card

Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle overcame a raft of baffling refereeing decisions by Chris Kavanagh to beat 10-man Aston Villa 3-1.

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Highlights

01:51 Nicol: Decisions in Aston Villa vs. Newcastle shows why VAR is needed Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeRB
  6. 6Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 21Douglas LuizLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 27Nick WoltemadeLM
  8. 41Jacob RamseyRM
  9. 18William OsulaF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  3. 25' Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
  6. 45'+4' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez replaces Leon Bailey.
  7. 52' Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 55' Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 63' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 1. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  10. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces William Osula.
  11. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jacob Murphy.
  12. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Tammy Abraham.
  13. 65' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ross Barkley.
  14. 76' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 2. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Burn.
  15. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Morgan Rogers.
  16. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Douglas Luiz.
  17. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  18. 88' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  19. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Kieran Trippier.

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