Newcastle United FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Newcastle United FC

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Aston Villa FC

Fri 12 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC St. James' Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Emil Krafth 52' Y

Jamaal Lascelles 68' Y

Y 74' John McGinn

Y 77' Morgan Sanson

Y 78' Tyrone Mings

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

Newcastle United FC 5 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Dan Cook
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Ian Hussin

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Newcastle United FC 15 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-12 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2021-01-23 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC 2020-06-24 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2019-11-25 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–0	D
27 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
21 Feb	Manchester United FC	A	1–3	L
15 Feb	Chelsea FC	A	0–2	L
06 Feb	Southampton FC	H	3–2	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
06 Mar	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
03 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	Leeds United FC	A	1–0	W
21 Feb	Leicester City FC	H	1–2	L
13 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC		Aston Villa FC
#9	Position	#16
8	Points	4
5	Played	5
2 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
9	Scored	4
9	Conceded	9
+0	GD	-5
1.60	PPG	0.80
40%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Newcastle United FC are 9th (8 pts). Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

Joe Willock	2 G
Anthony Elanga	2 G
Yoane Wissa	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Newcastle United FC get us underway at St. James' Park.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anwar El Ghazi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United FC.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Aston Villa FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Newcastle United FC and Aston Villa FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
21' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Bertrand Traore by Anwar El Ghazi on 21 minute.
26' Ryan Fraser is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aston Villa FC tonight.
31' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' Jonjo Shelvey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Newcastle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
51' Newcastle United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
52' A moment of madness from Emil Krafth on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Newcastle United FC will be frustrated.
57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 357 games and scored 498 goals.
59' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Jacob Ramsey by Morgan Sanson on 59 minute.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
68' A moment of madness from Jamaal Lascelles on 68 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Newcastle United FC will be frustrated.
68' Ross Barkley is replacing Trezeguet for the Aston Villa FC side.
73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aston Villa FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John McGinn.
77' The referee calls foul for Morgan Sanson. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Tyrone Mings catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
79' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Ryan Fraser by Jacob Murphy on 79 minute.
83' Newcastle United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Javier Manquillo is hanging Emil Krafth on the field on 83 minute.
86' Brilliant from the ! Ollie Watkins makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 86.
88' Newcastle United FC make a change. Isaac Hayden trudges off to be replaced by Andy Carroll on 88 minutes.
It finishes all square. Newcastle United FC and Aston Villa FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	7
Callum Wilson	3
Alexander Isak	3
Fabian Schar	3
Joelinton	2
Anwar El Ghazi	2
Amadou Onana	1
Conor Hourihane	1

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2021-03-12 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2021-03-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC D 2021-02-27 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2021-02-21 Manchester United FC 3–1 Newcastle United FC L 2021-02-15 Chelsea FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2021-02-06 Newcastle United FC 3–2 Southampton FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-03-12 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2021-03-06 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2021-03-03 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-02-27 Leeds United FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2021-02-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Leicester City FC L 2021-02-13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.75 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Newcastle United FC48% Draw27% Aston Villa FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

52%

Newcastle United FC or Aston Villa FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC37% Draw45% Aston Villa FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.