Newcastle v Aston Villa: Premier League - live

Key events 4m ago Team news 38m ago Preamble Team news Joelinton replaces Jacob Murphy in the Newcastle team, the only change from their 4-1 defeat at Coventry on Monday. Unai Emery continues to rotate his Villa squad.

In come Joao Gomes, Emi Buendia, Tyrone Mings and Alysson. Out go Ross Barkley (who scored twice against Fenerbahce in the week), John McGinn, Pau Torres and Ibrahim Mbaye.

Newcastle (4-2-3-1) Hornicek; Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Gonzalez, Willock; Joelinton, Wissa, Barnes; Fernandez-Pardo. Subs: Pope, Schar, Bamba, Osula, Steur, Toure, Murphy, Burn, Dedic.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1) Suzuki; Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Wan-Bissaka; Kamara, Joao Gomes; Alysson, Buendia, Manzambi; Jackson. Subs: Harwood-Bellis, Barkley, McGinn, Pau Torres, Mbaye, Bogarde, Goretzka, Madjo, Bizot.

Premier League latest Brentford 1-0 Liverpool Fulham 1-0 Hull Man City 2-1 Ipswich Everton 0-2 Chelsea (FT) Louise Taylor Newcastle's latest attempt to play vertical football left Matthias Jaissle's side horizontal at Coventry on Monday night. That4-1 defeathas prompted quite an inquest on Tyneside, where Jaissle could do without his players falling flat on their faces once more when Aston Villa visit St James' Park.

Jaissle maintains that his vertical football is the brand of high-octane, aggressive attacking that Newcastle's hierarchy believes should become the club's default, and is the way fans want to see the team play. That argument is not without validity but it is also worth remembering that, less than a decade ago, under Rafael Benítez's charge, Newcastle often played a low block bolstered by three at the back, rarely took unnecessary risks and improved steadily.

Admittedly resources were thinner then but the fans almost universally adored Benítez and were heartbroken when he eventually tired of Mike Ashley's ownership and resigned. Quite apart from making his dislike for chaotic football plain, the Spaniard was a realist who knew a gung-ho approach would spell relegation.

Granted, tactical fashions have changed, but Jaissle could do worse than slow things down a bit and search for his inner Rafa against Villa. Preamble Hello and welcome to live coverage of Newcastle v Aston Villa at St James' Park.

Both aspire to Champions League football - Villa are in it this this season - so it's slightly incongruous to see them both in the bottom half of the table. Newcastle have had a mixed start under Matthias Jaissle and were plugged 4-1 at Coventry on Monday.