Aston Villa 0 Newcastle 0: Player ratings

If there were any nerves on his Premier League debut, they were sorted by the early save. In addition to the key stops he showed assured handling.

Encouraging 7

Matty Cash

Marked down for the poor cross which led up to Konsa’s dismissal but he put his body on the line afterward. No faulting his defensive work.

Committed 7

Ezri Konsa

Was having his normal, assured performance before making the decision to pull Gordon back. Will be missed at Brentford.

Off 5

Tyrone Mings

Got into a tangle early when he tumbled over Digne but organised the backline well after that, particularly alongside makeshift colleague Kamara.

Solid 7

Lucas Digne

Missed Tonali’s through ball which allowed Elanga to race through early. Strong defensively after that but not much of a factor in the final third.

Gritty 7

Boubacar Kamara

A mixed performance which featured some key challenges but some frustratingly poor distribution too. Did well at centre-back.

Mixed 6

Amadou Onana

Summed up Villa’s all-round performance with some great work off the ball but disappointing work on it. Showed an impressive workrate.

Busy 6

John McGinn

Delivered the cross from which Kamara should really have put Villa ahead early in the second half. Worked tirelessly.

Graft 6

Youri Tielemans

Villa’s most assured player on the ball but they could not get him involved enough. Seemed to lose some of his effectiveness in an advanced role.

Stifled 6

Morgan Rogers

No faulting the effort but Rogers’ performance was epitomised in stoppage time when he twice managed to tackle himself inside the space of just 60 seconds.

Erratic 5

Ollie Watkins

Sent his one chance of the match straight at Nick Pope. Only once got to face Dan Burn one-on-one but couldn’t take advantage. A frustrating day.

Shackled 5

Substitutes

Donyell Malen (for McGinn, 84) Subs not used: Torres, Maatsen, Bogarde, Buendia, Jimoh-Aloba, Iling-Junior, Guessand, Wright (gk).