Newcastle United humiliated Aston Villa 5-1 at St James’ Park on Saturday, but there was one critical moment in the game that will be remembered.
On Saturday, the first twenty minutes or so were quite level between Newcastle and Aston Villa. Newcastle took the lead after six minutes, but Villa equalized five minutes later. Newcastle then took the lead again four minutes later.
It was a goal-oriented competition from start to finish. Unfortunately for Villa, their captain Tyrone Mings went down and stayed down after being challenged by Alexander Isak. It wasn’t Isak’s fault; even in slowed-down replays, it was difficult to tell what truly happened.
Mings appeared to be in excruciating pain on the St James’ Park turf.
Mings appeared to be in pain from the moment he hit the ground, and he was stretchered off the field to thunderous acclaim from both away and home fans. He was subsequently taken to the RVI in Newcastle for further examinations at halftime.
It was a game-changing moment because the moments after Mings’ exit were played at a considerably slower speed, and when things did start up again, it appeared as if Villa were lost without Mings. From then on, it was all Newcastle’s fault.
Aston Villa issued a statement this morning stating that Mings suffered a’significant knee injury’ that will necessitate surgery and extensive rehabilitation.
This is Villa’s second major setback after Emi Buendia suffered a knee injury in training. Newcastle fans have expressed their condolences to Mings via Twitter/X.
