Aston Villa says it has failed in an attempt to have Jhon Duran’s red card at Newcastle overturned on appeal. The 21-year-old Colombia international was sent off 32 minutes into a 3-0 defeat in the Premier League at St.

Jhon Duran made headlines at St James’ Park on Boxing Day, as Newcastle United hammered Aston Villa 3-0. It took less than 90 seconds for United to take the lead. Then what looked a massive uphill struggle for Aston Villa to get anything from the game,

Newcastle United and Aston Villa are separated by two points and two places in the Premier League table when they meet on Thursday.

Serie A side Napoli are quite interested in signing Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran and they watched him during their Premier League loss to Newcastle United.Il Mattino state that emmisaries from the

However, Villa said Friday night that its bid was unsuccessful and the forward will now serve a three-match ban for violent conduct. "Aston Villa can confirm that our decision to

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran will serve his three-match ban - meanwhile Brighton striker Joao Pedro escaped punishment on Friday

In a very short official statement, Villa confirmed: "Our decision to appeal Jhon Duran's red card in our match with Newcastle United has been rejected. The player will now miss o

Newcastle were leading 1-0 through Anthony Gordon’s second-minute strike when Duran was sent off on the half-hour mark for a stamp on Fabian Schar’s back. The Magpies then cruised to victory with second-half goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton.