Newcastles survival hopes suffered a major setback after they were held to a goalless draw by already relegated Aston Villa on Saturday. Jack Colback and Aleksandar Mitrovic each squandered second-half opportunities to break the deadlock at Villa Park as Rafa Benitezs side failed to break down the Premier Leagues worst defence.The draw, combined with Sunderlands victory over Chelsea, means Newcastle drop into the relegation zone and they will be relegated if Sunderland beat Everton in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Wednesday. Aston Villa will play in the Championship next season Villa, in their final Premier League home game before relegation, failed to register a shot on target but did prevent a club-record 12th consecutive league defeat as they picked up their first point since February.Rafa Benitez named an unchanged team from Newcastles victory over Crystal Palace, but they struggled for fluency in a tepid first half.Kevin Toner, handed his second league start by interim Villa boss Eric Black, was tasked with keeping tabs on Andros Townsend, and the in-form Newcastle winger was largely kept in check. Charlie Nicholas gives his reaction to the Aston Villa and Newcastle Utd stalemate. The visitors best chance of the first 45 minutes fell to Papiss Cisse, who snatched at his shot after Vurnon Anitas measured through-ball.The same combination ended in a similar result 10 minutes before half-time as an unmarked Cisse miscued his volley into the arms of Aston Villa goalkeeper Mark Bunn.Having impressed in the second half against Liverpool and Palace in their previous two matches, Newcastle came out after the break at a higher tempo and missed two golden opportunities inside the first 15 minutes.First, Colback blazed over from 10 yards before Mitrovic, who replaced the ineffective Cisse after 52 minutes, lobbed over with only Bunn to beat. Aston Villa fans protested during the game by throwing beach balls on to the pitch Benitez sacrificed his defensive midfield to throw on Ayoze Perez and Siem De Jong, but the visitors toiled as the game progressed and they failed to create any clearer chances.Bunn beat clear a firm strike from Georginio Wijnaldum and Mitrovic nodded wide from Colbacks delivery, but Villas defence was rarely stretched.News of Sunderlands dramatic fightback against Chelsea filtered through the ground as Newcastle surged forward in six minutes of added time, but Ciaran Clarks brave block from Wijnaldums volley was as close as Benitezs side got to a late winner. Aleksandar Mitrovic says Newcastle must move on following their disappointing 0-0 draw at rock-bottom Aston Villa. They host Tottenham on the final day of the season but may be already relegated by then. They have 34 points, one fewer than Sunderland, who have their game in hand against Everton at the Stadium of Light. As for Villa, they conclude their season at the Emirates against Arsenal before turning their attention to the Championship. Pick your team Aguero? Ozil? De Bruyne? Pick your Fantasy Six-a-Side team for the chance to win £10,000 Soccer Saturday verdict - Charlie Nicholas This was a game I was rather disappointed with. In the first 45 minutes, Aston Villa didnt really put many passes together. It was so flat, it was a crazy first 45 minutes that lacked true ambition. The second-half changed a little bit. In the end Villa threatened just a couple of times but Newcastle ran out of ideas.Now Newcastle really have it all to do. Theyve got to try and hope Sunderland dont get anything, its out of their control and they didnt deserve to win for me today. They might have created more chances but a goalless draw at this stage of the season is not helpful. Player ratingsAston Villa: Bunn (7), Clark (7), Lescott (6), Toner (6), Hutton (7), Westwood (7), Sanchez (7), Gana (6), Bacuna (6), Ayew (6), Sinclair (6) Subs used: Hepburn-Murphy (6)Newcastle: Darlow (6), Anita (6), Mbemba (6), Lascelles (6), Dummett (5), Tiote (6), Colback (5), Townsend (6), Sissoko (6), Wijnaldum (6), Cisse (5)Subs used: Perez (5), Mitrovic (6), De Jong (6)Man of the match: Ciaran Clark Under Armour Sneakers Outlet . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Scorpio Shoes Wholesale . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. http://www.outletunderarmourstore.com/cheap-ua-commit-online.html . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. 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But a spate of bad news means the four-day vacation cant get here fast enough for the Mets, who are again in danger of losing considerable ground to the Washington Nationals in the National League East.The Mets and Nationals will play the third game of a four-game series Saturday night, when the two division rivals square off at Citi Field.The teams have split the first two games and Washington ensured it would enter the All-Star Break atop the NL East with a 3-1 win Friday night.Weve got two more games to go, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. I just asked the guys, Give me all youve got. Then you can take a break.The loss was just the second in nine games for the Mets, but it was a costly one as their two best players, -- All-Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and All-Star right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard left with injuries. Cespedes suffered a right quad strain in the third inning while Syndergaard was pulled due to arm fatigue after 4 2/3 inningsSyndergaard, the Mets ace, exited hours after New York announced Opening Day starter Matt Harvey would undergo season-ending surgery to repair thoracic outlet syndrome.Its hard to walk into this room, because the conversation is about who got hurt tonight, Mets manager Terry Collins said. Im a little tired of talking about it, but that s my job to talk about it. But Im running out of things too say and were running out of bodies.dddddddddddd.Harveys usual turn in the rotation comes up Saturday, when right-hander Logan Verrett steps in and draws the task of going against Nationals ace right-hander Max Scherzer. It will be just the 10th career start for Verrett.We feel for (Harvey), hes a big part of our team, Verrett told reporters Friday. Im excited about the opportunity. I know Im not Matt Harvey. 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