2010/11 NEWCASTLE 2 ASTON VILLA 1
NEWCASTLE: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor (Obertan 33), Guthrie, Perch, Gutierrez, Ba (Shola Ameobi 90), Best (Cisse 14).
Subs Not Used: Elliot, Ben Arfa, Gosling, Ferguson.
ASTON VILLA: Given, Hutton, Cuellar, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland (Bannan 46), Petrov, Clark (Gardner 84), N'Zogbia (Heskey 66), Keane, Bent.
Subs Not Used: Guzan, Weimann, Lichaj, Baker.
Att: 48, 569
Papiss Demba Cisse announced his arrival in English football with a stunning debut goal as Newcastle edged past Aston Villa.
The 26-year-old Senegal striker thumped a 71st-minute volley past former Magpies goalkeeper Shay Given to win a pulsating Barclays Premier League encounter in which the visitors enjoyed the better of the first half, but could not make the most of their chances.
Cisse, who was introduced as an early replacement for the injured Leon Best, saw international team-mate Demba Ba fire the home side into a 30th-minute lead but, after Darren Bent had twice been denied by keeper Tim Krul, Robbie Keane levelled deep into first-half stoppage time.
However, Alan Pardew's men improved after the break and, to the delight of a crowd of 48,569, managed to see out time to bank another three points.
Newcastle ran out determined to reclaim the fifth place into which they had climbed as a result of Wednesday night's hard-fought victory at Blackburn, and with Ba back in harness.
He was to be joined within 14 minutes by new signing Cisse in what was to prove an eventful first half.
Villa lost the corresponding fixture last season 6-0, and they returned in determined mood this time around.
Bent may not have enjoyed the best of fortunes on his visits to Tyneside with former club Sunderland - his reception was entirely predictable - although he might have silenced the boo-boys with 13 minutes.
Keane's pass put him in behind full-back Danny Simpson and Krul did well to save from a tight angle before fielding Stiliyan Petrov's well-struck follow-up less than comfortably.
In the meantime, Best had left the field having been hurt in a block tackle with Stephen Warnock and was replaced by Cisse, who arrived to rapturous applause.
The newcomer tested Given with a flicked 16th-minute header, but it was the visitors who continued to enjoy the better of the half with Bent once again denied by Krul after being played in by central defender Richard Dunne.
However, the first goal eventually arrived, against the run of play, at the other end, and the identity of the scorer was no surprise.
Dunne got up well to head Danny Guthrie's cross away from Ba, but when Ryan Taylor smashed the ball back across goal, the former West Ham frontman thumped it past Given to claim his 16th goal of the season.
But as the celebrations broke out, the medics rushed on to the pitch to tend Taylor, who had been hurt in a collision with Warnock in the build-up and left the field on a stretcher with his right leg in a brace.
Charles N'Zogbia fired into the side-netting and Stephen Ireland curled an effort just wide as Villa continued their quest for an equaliser.
However, Ba, full-back Davide Santon and Cisse might all have increased Newcastle's lead in a flurry of activity at the end of the half.
But the game's second goal eventually went the way of the visitors in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Keane met N'Zogbia's cross unopposed in front of goal to volley home.
Villa boss Alex McLeish replaced Ireland with Barry Bannan at the break, but saw his side almost concede the lead for a second time within two minutes of the restart.
Given, who played with such distinction for Newcastle over 11 and a half years, uncharacteristically fumbled after Guthrie had crossed, but neither Ba nor Cisse were able to take advantage.
The game was becoming increasingly open with N'Zogbia for the visitors and Taylor's replacement Gabriel Obertan for the home side enjoying acres of space.
The former Manchester United man worked his way into a promising position with 55 minutes gone when he isolated Dunne and created space to shoot, but he sliced his effort well wide.
Cisse's first big chance arrived with 62 minutes gone and this time from the left when Guthrie clipped the ball invitingly towards him, but the striker could only lift his header over the bar.
Villa eventually responded and, as N'Zogbia made way for Emile Heskey, briefly relieved the pressure.
However, Newcastle regained their lead with 19 minutes remaining, and did so in style.
Jonas Gutierrez's left-wing cross was too high for Ba, but it fell nicely for Cisse to control with his chest before dispatching a left-foot volley high to Given's right.
James Perch drilled a long-range effort just wide and Given had to turn away another Cisse volley, but Krul managed to beat away Ciaran Clark's missile before gratefully grasping substitute Gary Gardner's point-blank header to preserve his side's lead.
TOON v VILLA - THE HISTORY
2011/2012 Sun 05 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa Premier League
Sat 17 Sep Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 10 Apr Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sun 22 Aug Newcastle Utd. 6 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 24 May Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Mon 03 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 09 Feb Aston Villa 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
Sat 18 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Aston Villa Premier League
2006/2007 Wed 31 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
Sun 27 Aug Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2005/2006 Sat 11 Feb Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 03 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 02 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Aston Villa Premiership
Sat 28 Aug Aston Villa 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2003/2004 Sun 18 Apr Aston Villa 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 01 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
2002/2003 Mon 21 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
Sat 07 Dec Aston Villa 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2001/2002 Tue 02 Apr Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 03 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Aston Villa Premiership
2000/2001 Sat 19 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Aston Villa Premiership
Wed 17 Jan Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
Sun 07 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa F.A. Cup
Sat 02 Dec Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1999/2000 Sat 04 Dec Aston Villa 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 07 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
1998/1999 Sat 30 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
Wed 09 Sep Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1997/1998 Sun 01 Feb Aston Villa 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Sat 23 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Aston Villa Premiership
1996/1997 Sat 11 Jan Aston Villa 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
Mon 30 Sep Newcastle Utd. 4 - 3 Aston Villa Premiership
1995/1996 Sun 14 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Aston Villa Premiership
Sat 18 Nov Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
Sat 01 Oct Aston Villa 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1993/1994 Wed 27 Apr Newcastle Utd. 5 - 1 Aston Villa Premiership
Sat 02 Oct Aston Villa 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1988/1989 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 14 Jan Aston Villa 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1986/1987 Sat 07 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 25 Oct Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1985/1986 Wed 09 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 26 Oct Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1984/1985 Sat 22 Dec Aston Villa 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1977/1978 Mon 17 Apr Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1976/1977 Sat 14 May Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 18 Dec Aston Villa 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1975/1976 Sat 17 Jan Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 06 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1966/1967 Sat 17 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 20 Aug Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1965/1966 Sat 01 Jan Aston Villa 4 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 09 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1960/1961 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 08 Oct Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1958/1959 Sat 21 Feb Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 04 Oct Aston Villa 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1957/1958 Sat 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 4 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 19 Oct Aston Villa 4 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1956/1957 Sat 20 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 13 Oct Aston Villa 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1955/1956 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 29 Oct Aston Villa 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1954/1955 Mon 13 Sep Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 08 Sep Newcastle Utd. 5 - 3 Aston Villa First Division
1953/1954 Sat 06 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 17 Oct Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1952/1953 Fri 01 May Aston Villa 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 13 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1951/1952 Sat 26 Apr Newcastle Utd. 6 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 12 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Aston Villa F.A. Cup
Sat 08 Dec Aston Villa 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1950/1951 Wed 04 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 07 Oct Aston Villa 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1949/1950 Sat 31 Dec Aston Villa 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 03 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
1948/1949 Mon 13 Sep Aston Villa 2 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 08 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1937/1938 Sat 26 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa Second Division
Sat 16 Oct Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
1936/1937 Tue 30 Mar Aston Villa 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division
Fri 26 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Aston Villa Second Division
1933/1934 Sat 07 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 25 Nov Aston Villa 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1932/1933 Tue 18 Apr Aston Villa 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Mon 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1931/1932 Fri 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Mon 28 Dec Aston Villa 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1930/1931 Tue 07 Apr Aston Villa 4 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Thu 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1929/1930 Sat 12 Apr Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 07 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
1928/1929 Wed 13 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 15 Sep Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1927/1928 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 7 - 5 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 29 Oct Aston Villa 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1926/1927 Sat 15 Jan Aston Villa 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 28 Aug Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1925/1926 Sat 23 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 12 Sep Aston Villa 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1924/1925 Sat 03 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 06 Sep Aston Villa 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1923/1924 Sat 26 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa F.A. Cup
played at Wembley
Mon 21 Apr Aston Villa 6 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Tue 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1922/1923 Sat 23 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 16 Dec Aston Villa 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1921/1922 Sat 24 Dec Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 17 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
1920/1921 Sat 11 Dec Aston Villa 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 04 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1919/1920 Mon 05 Apr Aston Villa 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Thu 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1914/1915 Wed 28 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 31 Oct Aston Villa 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1913/1914 Sat 04 Apr Aston Villa 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 29 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
1912/1913 Sat 26 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 21 Dec Aston Villa 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1911/1912 Sat 20 Apr Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 6 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
1910/1911 Sat 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 12 Nov Aston Villa 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1909/1910 Wed 27 Apr Aston Villa 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 11 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
1908/1909 Mon 26 Apr Aston Villa 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 21 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
1907/1908 Wed 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 5 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 30 Nov Aston Villa 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1906/1907 Sat 16 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 10 Nov Aston Villa 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1905/1906 Sat 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 18 Nov Aston Villa 0 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1904/1905 Sat 15 Apr Aston Villa 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
played at Crystal Palace
Wed 05 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 26 Nov Aston Villa 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1903/1904 Sat 07 Nov Aston Villa 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Wed 02 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1902/1903 Sat 28 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 29 Nov Aston Villa 7 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1901/1902 Sat 05 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 07 Dec Aston Villa 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1900/1901 Wed 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 17 Nov Aston Villa 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1899/1900 Sat 10 Mar Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Aston Villa First Division
Sat 04 Nov Aston Villa 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division
1898/1899 Mon 26 Dec Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
Sat 01 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Aston Villa First Division
1896/1897 Sat 30 Jan Aston Villa 5 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1894/1895 Sat 16 Feb Aston Villa 7 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup