Aston Villa beat Newcastle 1–0 through Johan Manzambi's thirty-sixth-minute header, the Guardian reported on October 17. The result gave Unai Emery his hundredth Premier League victory as a manager.
Villa have won four of their last five games across all competitions. That wider sequence is distinct from consecutive league wins after a slow domestic start.
Manzambi provides the breakthrough
The Switzerland midfielder escaped Malick Thiaw to meet Joao Gomes's cross and head in. The Guardian noted Newcastle's earlier interest in signing him from Freiburg.
Villa threatened again when Emiliano Buendia's effort struck the inside of a post, rebounded off Lukas Hornicek and was cleared by Lewis Hall.
Earlier, Sven Botman received yellow for a challenge on Nicolas Jackson. A VAR review left the booking unchanged. The report's criticism of the challenge is separate from the actual officiating decision.
A managerial milestone
Opta figures cited by the Guardian place Emery's hundredth win in his 197th Premier League match, alongside forty-four draws and fifty-three defeats. The milestone belongs to this completed result.
Zion Suzuki saved Botman's second-half strike, Newcastle's only shot on target according to the report. Villa substitute Ross Barkley also forced a save from Hornicek.
Newcastle sent Dan Burn forward late on but could not equalise, continuing a difficult week after defeat at Coventry.
Emery stressed the importance of winning after the slow start, while Matthias Jaissle said his rebuilding side needed to learn quickly. Those are post-match assessments; the established outcome is Villa's three points, Manzambi's winner and Emery's milestone.