The Athletic's Chris Waugh and Jacob Tanswell analyse the talking points from a dramatic and tetchy meeting at St James' Park

Jhon Duran has been responsible for some great moments for Aston Villa this season, but his first-half red card against Newcastle proves costly.

Newcastle certainly stood up for themselves on Boxing Day - not just in the tunnel. When Duran stamped on Fabian Schar, a red-card offence which ignited a niggly contest after the half-hour mark, Martin Dubravka was quick to shove the Colombia international. Joelinton gave the striker a piece of his mind. Dan Burn pointed a finger.

Victory in the last home game of the year moved the Magpies up to fifth on 29 points. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery to Prime Video: "Newcastle here are very strong and circumstances happened in the match which were key for the result." On the red card to Jhon Duran: "Always I am supporting VAR but you have to use VAR.

Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa admitted that Jhon Duran’s red card was too big a hurdle to overcome as Newcastle United ran out 3-0 winners at St James’ Park on Boxing Day. Anthony Gordon

It took Aston Villa less than an hour to confirm their intention to appeal Jhon Duran’s red card after the Colombian striker was sent off during today’s 3-0 loss at Newcastle United. The 21-year-old was shown a straight red in the 32nd minute of the Premier League match at St James’ Park after Newcastle’s Fabian Schar slid in to tackle Duran,

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran was shown a red card for violent conduct following a VAR check in the first half of the Premier League clash against Newcastle