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Steven Gerrard admits 'some changes will need to be made' after describing Aston Villa's performance in defeat to Newcastle as 'nowhere near' the required standard

Steven Gerrard tore into his Aston Villa players and vowed to make changes to the team after a performance he described as ‘nowhere near’ good enough.

The visitors had just one shot on target despite trailing for an hour and, save for a slight improvement early in the second half when Ollie Watkins had a goal ruled out for offside, they never looked like taking anything from the game.

Gerrard was clearly irritated on the touchline and his mood had not improved by the time he came to reflect half an hour after full-time.