Villa climbs into top 10 of English Premier League

BIRMINGHAM, England: Aston Villa returned to winning ways and climbed into the top 10 of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Club-record signing Ollie Watkins scored for the first time in 10 matches to set Villa on its way to all 3 points with a 13th-minute strike, before Bertrand Traore doubled the lead shortly before halftime.