"Both Villa and Newcastle have failed to win the competition since the 1950s and another opportunity for Unai Emery's men toend a 30-year wait for silverware vanished after a first half red card for goalkeeper Marco Bizot. Tammy Abraham had fired the home side in front with his first goal since returning to Villa last month. But the game swung in the Magpies' favour when Bizot charged off his line to wipe out Jacob Murphy and deny a clear goalscoring opportunity."
"With VAR not in operation at this stage of the competition, the decision could not be reviewed. Addressing the incident, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer did not miss. "If you ever needed any evidence of the damage VAR has done to the referees, today is a great example." "That decision is one of the worst decisions I've seen in football." But Newcastle levelled from the resulting free-kick anyway as Tonali's strike deflected past the helpless Emi Martinez."
Newcastle beat 10-man Aston Villa 3-1 to reach the FA Cup fifth round after Sandro Tonali scored twice. Aston Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot received a first-half red card for denying Jacob Murphy a clear goalscoring opportunity. Tammy Abraham had opened the scoring with his first goal since returning to Villa. A clear Lucas Digne handball inside the box was given as a free-kick instead of a penalty, and VAR was not in operation so the decision could not be reviewed. Tonali levelled from the free-kick and then produced a blistering strike from outside the box to turn the tie. Nick Woltemade added a goal, and Marc Guehi scored his first goal for Manchester City in a separate 2-0 win over Salford.
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