Skipper Lascelles leaps to the rescue for as Newcastle grab a point against Aston Villa

For a third consecutive game, Steve Bruce’s side shared the spoils, again adhering to the manager’s often repeated mantra of ‘accumulating points’ towards their tortuous mission to secure Premier League survival

Newcastle United's Jamaal Lascelles scores their equaliser at St James' Park. Picture: Stu Forster/PA

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Possibly the only thing Newcastle United are unable to draw at the moment is comfort from their increasingly precarious league position.