Newcastle vs Aston Villa live: Latest score and Premier League updates as Magpies look to pile on misery

Newcastle will hope to pile the misery on bottom club Aston Villa with victory when they meet in the 5.30pm kick-off at St James’s Park.

• Magpies sit 15th after morale-boosting wins over Liverpool and Spurs
• Steve McClaren’s side could rise above Bournemouth with victory
• Newcastle without nine first-team players as injury woes continue
• Villa stranded at the bottom six points behind 19th-placed Sunderland
• Remi Garde’s side will stay bottom regardless of the result
• Teams: 

Newcastle: Elliot, Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini, Dummett, Sissoko, Anita, Colback, Wijnaldum, De Jong, Cisse.
Subs: Gouffran, Perez, Thauvin, Tiote, Darlow, Mbabu, Mitrovic.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Lescott, Bacuna, Sanchez, Gana, Westwood, Sinclair, Ayew, Veretout.
Subs: Clark, Richardson, Traore, Gil, Bunn, Gestede, Grealish.

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Today’s Premier League fixtures:

• Chelsea vs Sunderland (3pm)

• Everton vs Leicester City (3pm)

• Manchester United vs Norwich City (3pm)

• Southampton vs Tottenham Hotspur (3pm)

• Stoke City vs Crystal Palace (3pm)

• West Bromwich Albion vs Bournemouth (3pm)

• Newcastle United vs Aston Villa (5.30pm)