VILLA PARK — Putting Alexander Isak in his Newcastle teammates’ shoes was inevitable.
Had Isak met the cross that came for Anthony Gordon, the header would have probably been on target and likely rippled the net.
Of course, Isak cannot be two players at once, but had he handled his desire to leave Newcastle differently, he could have at least been on the pitch. No surprise then at the Newcastle fans’ chant that followed this goalless draw.
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Supporters’ feelings clear, Isak has just cost Newcastle two points, and regardless of whether it is August or May, that is the driving force of the Premier League. Points are the entire point.
It was Newcastle, then Villa, then Newcastle who disrupted the status quo and made the Champions League, with mere goal difference ensuring it was the Toon Army who finished a place above – and thus in Europe’s premier competition – a few months ago.
At half-time, Newcastle had recorded eight shots to Villa’s zero. The hosts looked out of sorts, misplacing passes and even bumping into one another, while the visitors looked sharp.
Gordon was leading the line in Isak’s absence but it was Elanga who had the first big chance, bearing down on goal before taking the ball wider and wider until his effort was saved by Emiliano Martinez’s stand-in Marco Bizot.
Anthony Elanga comes close to scoring for Newcastle just two minutes into his debut Watch live on @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/oNAnCbbB0K
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 16, 2025Newcastle’s front three looked in the mood, but as Gordon forced another save from Bizot and Elanga mishit an effort, the shadow of their absent teammate became larger.
In the second half, Villa improved but the flash point came midway through when Gordon was played through on goal and Konsa felt as though he had no choice but to haul the Newcastle forward down.
Ezri Konsa is shown a straight red for pulling down Anthony Gordon on the counter-attack Watch live on @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/xTExF9rwQe
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) August 16, 2025Konsa meanwhile could have no complaints, despite somehow protesting with referee Craig Pawson, while Villa’s mission changed to holding on for the draw.
In the 86th minute, a loose touch from Gordon followed Barnes’ cross, and an opportunity went begging.
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It is no surprise. Isak is about as irreplaceable as they come, but now it must be about reconciliation or action.
Nine days it is, then, to resolve a season-defining matter.
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