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I remember a couple of easy saves for the Newcastle 'keeper in the last 5 minutes but I'm hard pushed to remember any sort of pressure on their goal for the rest of the 2nd half. Mulitiple short passes 50 yards from goal is too easy to defend.

That was a team of expensive pro footballers against a team of eager kids. Newcastle hardly had to push themselves to get the result they were paid for.

I've been boring about this for ages but Saints just have no idea in the final third. It's pointless having loads of possession if you do eff all with it.

This is hopeless. Anyone left in the ground?

I think JWP's corners are actually getting worse.

Yeah. Surprising that they let us in but no conviction in the finish.

Not going to happen.

Only one team looks remotely like scoring and it ain't Saints.

Saints just not creating chances. It's Villa again. Lots of pretty passing shapes with no penetration at all. This is hopeless.

JWP passing backwards. We've lost this folks.

Blimey! A cross almost sneaks in by mistake.

Saints are currently playing as thought they know they're going to lose this.

How many shots has the Newcastle 'keeper had to deal with this half? Instead Bednarek gets a yellow and Newcastle f-up a good chance. Saints been found out again.

I think we need to prepare ourselves for a drab couple of months folks. Seen it all before. Safety in sight and then bottle it.

Saints currently playing with all the finesse of a park team. We never put opponents under any sort of sustained pressure. Tidy enough in build up but always susceptible to a real pro team.

Saints on the beach already again.

Shambles.

The one thing you don't do is to give away cheap free kicks that let them pump balls into our defence.

So far looking like a typical Saints game of old. Loads of pretty possession. Some good chances gone begging. Then let a lanky ageing No9 score. I'm predicting 1-3.

How the hell have Saints let them back into this?

Saints never seem to look alive to opportunitied in the opponents penalty area. If that improves then Saints would be top half with no problem.

Villa didn't have to break into a sweat.

Villa have pretty much had a stroll today. Their better players stuck their chances away. Saints have hardly created anything of note. Just have to hope this season doesn't drift to an end.

Saints free kick on the edge of their box results in a Villa corner.

A bit of pressure from Saints at last. Nothing comes of it.