Football: Souness Is Defiant After Barry Miss Lets Him Off Hook ; Premiership Newcastle United 1 Aston Villa 1

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NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness was in defiant mood after seeing his side escape a fourth successive defeat when Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry missed a late penalty.

The game had been billed as a make-or-break affair for the Scot following Wednesday night's abject display in the Carling Cup at Wigan, but although the Magpies were 15 minutes away from victory through skipper Alan Shearer's 32nd-minute penalty - his 198th strike for his home-town club - Gavin McCann's equaliser paved the way for a dramatic finish.

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Football: Souness Is Defiant After Barry Miss Lets Him Off Hook ; Premiership Newcastle United 1 Aston Villa 1

Had Barry not cleared the ba...

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