Newcastle produced a commanding performance to beat PSV 3-0 at St James Park, putting themselves firmly in the mix for a top-eight finish in the Champions League league phase.

Antoine Semenyo is yet to appear in a Premier League game for Manchester City, but Pep Guardiola's new(est) $86-million man already has two goals in two games after netting the winner to top Newcastle in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals on Tuesday.

Newcastle United move into the top eight of the Champions League with a brilliant 3-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven at St James' Park on Wednesday night.

Villa were missing John McGinn and Boubacar Kamara, two mainstays of their XI, yet found a way to accommodate their absences. Newcastle, however, never quite filled the Guimaraes void, which was exacerbated further when Joelinton was forced off with a groin problem.

Has Yoane Wissa's start to life in Newcastle been a cause for concern amongst fans? Since joining in the summer, Wissa has registered just two goals from 11 appearances for his new club. The 27-year-old scooped an effort over the bar from close range,

Manchester United inflicted Arsenal's first home defeat of the season in a 3-2 thriller to blow the Premier League title race open on Sunday as Aston Villa beat Newcastle to close within four points of the Gunners.

Mikel Arteta makes four changes to the Arsenal side that beat Inter Milan in midweek. Gabriel Jesus starts up top after his two goals at the San Siro and Piero Hincapie comes in at left-back for Myles Lewis-Skelly.