Newcastle United FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Newcastle United FC

5 – 1

Full Time

Aston Villa FC

Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 16:30 UTC St James' Park 52,207 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sandro Tonali 6' 1–0

1–1 11' Moussa Diaby

Alexander Isak 16' 2–1

Alexander Isak 58' 3–1

Callum Wilson 77' 4–1

Harvey Barnes 90+1' 5–1

Y 6' Douglas Luiz

Y 32' Lucas Digne

Y 45' Emiliano Martinez

Sven Botman 45' Y

Y 48' Matty Cash

Anthony Gordon 53' Y

Bruno Guimaraes 67' Y

Sandro Tonali 90' Y

Overview

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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 Andy Madley
Assistant 1 Richard West
Assistant 2 Nicholas Hopton

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 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

2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC 2023-04-15 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Newcastle United FC 2022-10-29 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Aston Villa FC 2022-02-13 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC 2021-08-21 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Aston Villa FC	H	5–1	W
28 May	Chelsea FC	A	1–1	D
22 May	Leicester City FC	H	0–0	D
18 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	4–1	W
13 May	Leeds United FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Arsenal FC	H	0–2	L

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Newcastle United FC	A	1–5	L
28 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–1	W
20 May	Liverpool FC	A	1–1	D
13 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	2–1	W
06 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
30 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	0–1	L

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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Newcastle United FC and Aston Villa FC has kicked off!
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
6' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
6' Against the run of play, Sandro Tonali has scored! This game has turned on its head.
11' Moussa Diaby is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
16' Sensational shot from Alexander Isak. Newcastle United FC is back in the lead.
21' Newcastle United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
26' It looks like no one’s ball. Newcastle United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' Pau Torres gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Tyrone Mings and will look to change the dynamic.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Digne on 32.
37' Newcastle United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Youri Tielemans is hanging Leon Bailey on the field on 46 minute.
48' Controversy at the stadium! Matty Cash argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Anthony Gordon.
58' GOAL! Alexander Isak fires home to make it 3-1!
63' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Pau Torres has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. John McGinn departs to be replaced by Diego Carlos.
67' The referee calls foul for Bruno Guimaraes. He receives a Yellow card.
68' Another change for Newcastle United FC made on 68 minute. Anthony Gordon leaves to be changed by Harvey Barnes.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Aston Villa FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
77' Callum Wilson adds to his 0 season tally! Newcastle United FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
82' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
85' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Joelinton exits the field as Jacob Murphy enters on 85.
86' Newcastle United FC make a change. Joelinton trudges off to be replaced by Sean Longstaff on 86 minutes.
87' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Moussa Diaby is replaced by Philippe Coutinho on 87 minute.
88' The crowd applauds Matty Cash as he leaves the pitch. Jaden Philogene-Bidace steps in for Aston Villa FC.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sandro Tonali on 90.
90' Newcastle United FC make a change. Sandro Tonali trudges off to be replaced by Elliot Anderson on 90 minutes.
Newcastle United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Emiliano Martinez
5
Tyrone Mings ↓ Pau Torres 31'
12
Lucas Digne
2
Matty Cash ↓ Jaden Philogene-Bidace 87'
11
Ollie Watkins
4
Ezri Konsa
7
John McGinn ↓ Diego Carlos 64'
19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Philippe Coutinho 87'
44
Boubacar Kamara
31
Leon Bailey ↓ Youri Tielemans 46'
6
Douglas Luiz

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ollie Watkins	7
Fabian Schar	3
Callum Wilson	3
Alexander Isak	3
Joelinton	2
Anwar El Ghazi	2
Jamaal Lascelles	1
Sandro Tonali	1

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC W 2023-05-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2023-05-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2023-05-18 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-05-13 Leeds United FC 2–2 Newcastle United FC D 2023-05-07 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Arsenal FC L

Aston Villa FC Form

2023-08-12 Newcastle United FC 5–1 Aston Villa FC L 2023-05-28 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2023-05-20 Liverpool FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2023-05-13 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2023-05-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L 2023-04-30 Manchester United FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.54 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Newcastle United FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC65% Draw20% Aston Villa FC15%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

35%

Newcastle United FC or Aston Villa FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC51% Draw37% Aston Villa FC12%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

4 – 0

4 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	20%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	21%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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