Newcastle dominated the first-half, although neither side broke the deadlock. Anthony Elanga was played through on goal early doors, but his shot was saved. The visitors ended up having eight shots, while Villa did not trouble Nick Pope in the Newcastle goal once.

Aston Villa survived defender Ezri Konsa's dismissal to salvage a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle United in their Premier League opener on Saturday, with the visitors missing want-away striker Alexander Isak as they created chances but failed to finish.

Eddie Howe has refused to answer a question on Alexander Isak after the Newcastle forward was left out of the squad for Saturday's Premier League showdown with Aston Villa. The 25-year-old is eager to leave Tyneside behind,

With Liverpool waiting in the wings, having seen an offer in the region of £110 million ($149.2 million) rejected, Isak has been training separately from his Newcastle teammates for much of the summer and won’t be involved in this weekend’s Premier League opener against Aston Villa.