Newcastle Keeper Harper Speaks Of Cup K.O


By Matthew Jones
October 31 2003

Aston Villa have been warned by goalkeeper Steve Harper to expect a backlash when they head for Newcastle on Saturday. Aston Villa have been warned by goalkeeper Steve Harper to expect a backlash when they head for Newcastle on Saturday.

"We have bounced back from a bad start in the league when everybody wrote us off and we had had five wins in a row before Wednesday night," he said.

"That was a little bit of a knockout blow for us. But it is up to the lads who play to bounce back and get us three points.

"It is a big game. We have got to get three points - and then we have got two very tough games against Basle coming up."

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