Manzambi header gives Aston Villa win at Newcastle and Emery 100th league victory

Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 1-0 at Newcastle on 17 October 2026 after Johan Manzambi scored with a first-half header, a result that gave manager Unai Emery his 100th Premier League victory. Villa had won only once in the league this season before the match, while Newcastle were trying to respond to a 4-1 defeat at Coventry the preceding Monday.

How Manzambi scored the winner

Manzambi struck in the 36th minute, moving away from Malick Thiaw to meet João Gomes’s cross with a header. The Guardian reported that Newcastle had threatened earlier when Nicolas Jackson got behind the Villa defence, but sent his shot straight at goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek.

Newcastle had a chance to level soon after half-time, but Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki made a flying save from Botman’s shot. Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle brought on Will Osula and Bazoumana Touré as he sought a response. At the other end, Hornicek turned a shot from Villa substitute Ross Barkley around a post shortly after Barkley came on.

What the result means for Emery and Newcastle

Emery reached 100 Premier League wins in his 197th match as a manager, according to Opta figures published by The Guardian. His record at that point also included 44 draws and 53 defeats; only eight managers reached 100 wins in fewer games in the competition’s history.

For Newcastle, the defeat extended a run without a home clean sheet to 16 matches in all competitions, the longest such sequence in the club’s history, according to The Guardian’s Opta figures. In the Premier League alone, the run stands at 13 home games, equalling a mark from 1998-99. Jaissle even sent defender Dan Burn forward as a striker late on, but Villa kept their lead.