Newcastle United FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Newcastle United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Aston Villa FC

Thu 26 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC St James' Park 52,168 HT 45' · FT 45'

Anthony Gordon 2' 1–0

Alexander Isak 59' 2–0

Joelinton 90+2' 3–0

Y 14' Matty Cash

Kieran Trippier 23' Y

R 32' Jhon Duran

Joelinton 45' Y

Overview

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

Newcastle United FC 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Taylor
Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
Assistant 2 Neil Davies

9 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Newcastle United FC 16 games · Avg 2.7 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-26 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC 2024-01-30 Aston Villa FC 1–3 Newcastle United FC 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

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	3–0	W
21 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	4–0	W
14 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	4–0	W
07 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–4	L
04 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	3–3	D
30 Nov	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	0–3	L
21 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–2	L
10 Dec	RB Leipzig	A	3–2	W
07 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–0	W
04 Dec	Brentford FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC		Aston Villa FC
#12	Position	#10
12	Points	13
10	Played	10
3 / 3 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 4 / 3
13	Scored	14
16	Conceded	17
-3	GD	-3
1.20	PPG	1.30
30%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% 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 12th (12 pts). Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Aston Villa FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/–

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

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

Aston Villa FC

Nicolas Jackson	6 G	1 A
Johan Manzambi	2 G	3 A
Alysson	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at St James' Park!
2' The deadlock is broken! Anthony Gordon gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
7' Newcastle United FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
12' Aston Villa FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Johan Manzambi scoring 1 goals.
14' Matty Cash picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
19' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kieran Trippier on 23 minutes.
28' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
32' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a card on 32.
37' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Poor challenge from Joelinton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
45' Fresh legs for Aston Villa FC! Ollie Watkins comes on to replace Youri Tielemans.
50' 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.
55' A quiet spell here at St James' Park. Newcastle United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' The Sweden Alexander Isak breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 2-0!
64' 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.
69' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kosta Nedeljkovic is hanging Matty Cash on the field on 69 minute.
74' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
79' Harvey Barnes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacob Murphy at the 79 minute mark.
80' The supporters are chanting for Emiliano Buendia. He replaces John McGinn on 80 minute.
85' Jhon Duran has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 295 appearances.
90' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Alexander Isak exits the field as William Osula enters on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Newcastle United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

25
Lloyd Kelly
11
Harvey Barnes ↑ 79'
13
Matt Targett ↑ 79'
36
Sean Longstaff
19
Odisseas Vlachodimos
24
Miguel Almiron
28
Joe Willock ↑ 79'
18
William Osula ↑ 90'
67
Lewis Miley ↑ 90'

Coach Eddie Howe

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

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
Sandro Tonali	1
Ciaran Clark	1

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2024-12-26 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-21 Ipswich Town FC 0–4 Newcastle United FC W 2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC W 2024-12-07 Brentford FC 4–2 Newcastle United FC L 2024-12-04 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Liverpool FC D 2024-11-30 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-12-26 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-10 RB Leipzig 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2024-12-04 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Brentford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.45 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC61% Draw21% Aston Villa FC18%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

39%

Newcastle United FC or Aston Villa FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC46% Draw37% Aston Villa FC17%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

7.2%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

4.4%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	21%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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