John Townley's Aston Villa player ratings as 3 and 4 awarded after 3-1 Newcastle defeat in FA Cup

John Townley Sat, 14 February 2026 at 7:40 pm UTC·5 min read Ten-man Aston Villa were knocked out of the FA Cup after losing 3-1 at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round. Tammy Abraham scored his first goal since returning to the club in the first half, but Marco Bizot was sent off for bringing down Jacob Murphy during a counter-attack, before Sandro Tonali struck twice in the second half and Nick Woltemade grabbed a third.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Villa started on the front foot in a crackling home atmosphere and opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Abraham, who finished off a cheeky free-kick from Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa 'facing heavy punishment' for...