Newcastle United's survival fate is firmly back in their own hands after a gritty but deserved victory over Aston Villa.
At the final whistle, those in black and white hugged each other as if they'd reached the cup final and it would have been hard for those outside of Newcastle to understand the pandemonium.
This situation was arguably unthinkable not so long ago. United looked dead and buried then but here they are in with the chance to fend off the threat of the drop long before the season's end.
