Eddie Howe was not done yet. Joelinton had just put Newcastle United 3-0 up against Aston Villa, but Howe was still waving his players forward from the touchline. Howe could smell blood at a rocking St James' Park and the Magpies head coach was not about to show the visitors mercy.
Miguel Almiron went on to score a stunning fourth goal midway through the second half and, in the end, it could have finished 6-0 after Callum Wilson and substitute Jacob Murphy both hit the woodwork late on. Newcastle had 20 shots all told; Villa, in contrast, were unable to muster a single effort on target or even win a corner.
Howe is never satisfied, and constantly pushes for more, but even the Newcastle boss told his players after the game that he enjoyed watching that second-half display. After a frustrating, stop-start opening 40 minutes, Newcastle simply blew Villa away.
