Newcastle stretchered their unbeaten run to five games but slipped into the bottom three after being held to a 0-0 draw with already-relegated Aston Villa on Saturday.
The Magpies switched places with rivals Sunderland in the Premier League table following the Black Cats' 3-2 win over Chelsea on the same day.
Aleksandar Mitrovic passed up a great chance to put Newcastle in front on the hour mark after he looped a shot over the crossbar from close range.
Georginio Wijnaldum and Ayoze Perez both had opportunities as time ticked on in the second half, but Villa were able to keep Rafael Benitez's men at bay to earn their first point since the start of February.
More to follow.
..... - Goal