Villa are hard done by in the mud of St Jamess' Park as they take a deserved lead before the referee changes his mind about his call of dead ball and awards the home side an equaliser.

To make matters worse Jim Lee makes a goalkeeping howler immediately after the restart before Billy Walker is forced to leave the field with injury to gift Newcastle a fortunate win over 10-man Villa.

Billy Kirton scores his sixth time goal of the campaign but Villa lose for a second successive game for the first time this season.

Villa now have one win in their last six.

Villa make it nine wins, three draws and six defeats in eighteen division one games.

Villa fall to joint 5th in the table - their lowest position of the season, three points off their opponents who head the table alongside Burnley.