Aston Villa says it has failed in an attempt to have Jhon Duran’s red card at Newcastle overturned on appeal. The 21-year-old Colombia international was sent off 32 minutes into a 3-0 defeat in the Premier League at St.

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

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

"We stuck together as a team, tried to do as good as we could and I'm proud of the team for showing that mentality." "We've just got to try to be better - myself first - just try to get as many points as we can.

Jhon Duran has proven Unai Emery's doubts correct after he was sent off for Aston Villa against Newcastle on Thursday afternoon.

Disappointing from Unai Emery after Newcastle 3 Aston Villa 0. The Villa boss choosing to try and blame the referee after his team were outclassed by Newcastle United. United led inside 90 seconds and Villa never looked like getting back into it.