Aston Villa v Newcastle LIVE: Premier League score and latest updates from thrilling match

Fantastic first half, which has flown by. Ollie Watkins was inches from a hat-trick, twice striking the woodwork.

Newcastle are lucky to be level but a 1-1 scoreline suits them better. Keep it this way and it would be a sizeable step towards Champions League qualification.

And that’s half-time. A fun 45 minutes. Villa have had the better of it and scored after just 30 seconds through Ollie Watkins. Watkins also hit the woodwork twice more.

Out of nowhere, Fabian Schar equalised from Harvey Barnes’s cross and though Newcastle have been better since that, they’ll be delighted to head into half-time level.

Livramento is looking dangerous cutting in from the left wing. He lays it off to Guimaraes but he can’t get the ball out from under his feet properly and the shot is skied well over.

Nervy moment for Villa as Livramento’s shot is blocked, the ball rebounds off Asensio and Tonali is on to it but he stumbles as Martinez comes out.

Then, at the other end, Watkins goes down looking for a penalty but there’s nothing in it. Schar sticks out a leg but there’s barely any contact and the little there is was initiated by Watkins. Super-quick VAR check says nothing to see here.

Three minutes of added time.

Rogers goes on a weaving, jinking run and it ends with Joelinton going through the back of him to stop him in his tracks. Yellow card for the Brazilian.

Free-kick in the middle of the park that comes to nothing.

Rogers strides forward and hits one at goal that Pope tips wide. The corner is a bit awkward as Livramento gets in Pope’s way but he blocks the shot and Newcastle clear.

Martinez gets down well to his left to tip Tonali’s shot from distance, which came after Isak’s inside ball, round the post.

Burn gets his head on the corner but he’s going away from goal and it goes well wide.

Lovely football from Newcastle as Barnes frees Livramento down the left flank. Kamara does well to block the cross for a corner. Martinez then claims Trippier’s cross.

Livramento wins a Newcastle corner off Cash but Rogers defends it well with Guimaraes hovering at the back post. Villa clear.

Guimaraes trips Asensio and Villa have a free-kick ina dangerous position – out to the left of the area.

AND WATKINS HITS THE POST! He’s scored one but he could have a hat-trick. Asensio curls the free-kick in, Watkins heads it goalwards and it cannons back off the post. So unlucky for Villa