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Paul McGrath reacts on Twitter to Aston Villa draw with Newcastle

General view of Paper planes on the pitch thrown by Aston Villa fans in protest - Villa Park (Reuters)
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Aston Villa failed to win against Newcastle United in the Championship at the weekend.

Aston Villa's Paul McGrath (L) and Manchester United's Mark Hughes in action

Paul McGrath has taken to social networking site Twitter to give his reaction to Aston Villa’s failure to win at the weekend.

Villa played out a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at Villa Park in the Championship on Saturday evening.

Tommy Elphick turned DeAndre Yedlin’s cross into his own net to put the Magpies in the lead just before the half-hour mark.

Aaron Tshibola scored the equaliser for Villa with just two minutes of normal time remaining.

Former Villa defender McGrath was following the match, and he was pleased with Roberto Di Matteo’s side’s performance against the Magpies.

Paul McGrath - Aston Villa

New manager Roberto Di Matteo during the press conference

Over the course of Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, hosts Villa had 50% of the possession, took nine shots of which two were on target, and earned eight corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors Newcastle had 50% of the possession, took 18 shots of which four were on target, and earned five corners, according to BBC Sport.

The Villans are 17th in the Championship table at the moment with nine points from as many matches.

Villa will return to action on Tuesday evening when they take on Barnsley at Oakwell in the Championship.

Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo