Watch out for flying vegetables as Steve Bruce returns to Aston Villa, where the fans got so fed up near the end of his managerial reign in the autumn of 2018 that one threw a cabbage at him during a match.
It’s a fourth successive away game in all competitions for Newcastle, who have managed not a point nor a goal in the previous three as they drift towards a relegation battle having won just two of the last 21 available points.
This match was meant to be played in early December but positive COVID-19 tests in the Newcastle camp forced its postponement and Villa have had their own outbreak of the virus since, the first-team playing their first match since New Year’s Day on Wednesday night in a defeat away to Manchester City — their third straight loss and fourth game without a win in all competitions.
Pose your questions now and The Athletic’s Newcastle reporter Chris Waugh will join in a couple of hours before kick-off, then discuss the performance, where the match was won and lost and pick through what the result means for the club.
