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1 min: With Gareth Southgate in attendance alongside England U-21 manager Lee Carsley, Emi Buendia gets the ball rolling for Aston Villa.
Not long now: The teams line up in the tunnel, Villa led by John McGinn and Newcastle by Kieran Trippier. Referee John Brooks and his team of match officials lead them out for the last of the pre-match formalities and kick-off is just a few minutes away at a rocking Villa Park.
