While a draw with Aston Villa on the weekend is by no means a bad result, the manner in which the Toon dropped points in the Midlands was a disappointing one.
After squandering a number of golden opportunities to double their slender lead at Villa Park, the late conceding of an Aaron Tshibola goal in the closing stages of the Championship clash was entirely of their own doing.
Life in the second tier has been far from plain sailing for the Magpies, though some of the early signs against the Villians were at least promising.
Still, Rafa Benitez’s side were lucky the hosts took until the closing stages of the game to finally click into gear.
Not finishing chances has been a sewing motif for the Toon Army for a number of years now, as well as the defensive frailty from set-pieces.
With all this in mind, here are THREE images that sum up Newcastle’s game with Aston Villa.
