Overview
- Newcastle won 3-1 at Villa Park to reach the FA Cup round of 16 after trailing to Tammy Abraham's 14th-minute strike.
- Sandro Tonali leveled on 63 minutes and put Newcastle ahead in the 76th, delivering his first two goals of the season.
- Aston Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot was sent off in first-half stoppage time for a foul far outside the area, leaving the hosts with 10 men after the break.
- Nick Woltemade sealed the result in the 88th minute to end a 14-match goal drought on his 24th birthday.
- Controversial calls stood with no VAR in this round, including a marginal offside on Abraham's opener and a Lucas Digne handball wrongly placed outside the box.