Soccer-Newcastle and Villa fined for Boxing Day melee

Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Aston Villa - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - December 26, 2024 Aston Villa's Jhon Duran fouls Newcastle United's Fabian Schar before is shown a red card REUTERS/Scott Heppell/ File Photo

(Reuters) - Aston Villa have been fined 30,000 pounds ($37,350) and Newcastle United 20,000 pounds on Friday for failing to control their players and staff members during an altercation in their Premier League match on Boxing Day.

Villa pushed for an equaliser in an increasingly physical game at Newcastle, but their task got harder when forward Jhon Duran was sent off in the 32nd minute for stamping on Fabian Schar and the match ended 3-0.