Newcastle United v Aston Villa LIVE - Updates from Premier League opener at St James's Park

The curtain falls. Quite the statement from Newcastle. A fast start yielded full reward, and the Magpies sit atop the league. It is day one, to be fair. Thanks for joining us, be sure to come back very soon for even more LIVE Premier League action.

Douglas Luiz looked to catch Pope out at his near post with a free kick from wide, but the Englishman was alive to it.

Barnes profits from too high a line from Villa, and bears down on goal, slotting cooly beyond Martinez for five!

In a rare-second half foray, Villa work it forwards down the left, with Coutinho the driving force, feeding the overlapping Digne. He gets it back, but sidefoots just wide of the far post!

Philippe Coutinho and Jaden Philogene are on for the visitors, replacing Moussa Diaby and Matty Cash.

Jacob Murphy and Sean Longstaff are on for the hosts, replacing Guimaraes and Almiron.

Joelinton's looping header from the resulting corner is hacked off the line at the last by Watkins!

Newcastle flood forward once more as Barnes breaks forward and looks to square for Wilson once more, but the knee of Martinez fortuitously saves Villa from a fifth!

It's four, and it's Callum Wilson! Newcastle are running away with it, and it's pass and move football at it's very best. Tonali slides Barnes down the left, and the winger has the vision to spot Wilson's dart into the middle, and the substiute slots home for four.

Pope flicks Cash's cross-shot around the post smartly, and the resulting corner is nodded wide by Diego Carlos.

Konsa takes Barnes out tight to the left touchline.

Harvey Barnes replaces Gordon, and Isak is subbed for Callum Wilson.

It's still a back four for Villa, with Konsa now at right-back, and Carlos partnering Torres. Matty Cash has moved to right midfield.

Diaby races down the left, feeding Watkins, who darts inside, forcing Pope to push out, only as far as Cash, who blazes over from close range!

Diego Carlos replaces John McGinn for Villa. Could that mean a back five for the visitors?

Isak races clear and shoots, looking for his hat-trick, but the legs of Martinez deny him!

It's three, and it's Isak again! Newcastle have clear daylight, after a howler from Ezri Konsa! Gordon slides Isak into the left channel, but Konsa dallies, loses possession as the Swede harries, and sits Martinez down, dinking the 'keeper with aplomb.

Martinez parries a powerful effort from Gordon, who jinks inside and shoots.

Anthony Gordon is booked for a foul on Cash this time.