Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Ian Hussin
  • Assistant 2 Neil Davies
19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

6
3
6
Newcastle United FC 15 games · Avg 2.8 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#19 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Newcastle United FC are 19th (0 pts). Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Newcastle United FC have kicked off against Aston Villa FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' The England Anthony Gordon breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' 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.
  • 12' Joelinton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 14' The referee shows Aston Villa FC player a card on 14.
  • 19' The 31-year-old John McGinn has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' Newcastle United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 28' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jhon Duran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Newcastle United FC.
  • 32' A moment of madness from Jhon Duran on 32 minutes earns him a card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
  • 37' Newcastle United FC currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Joelinton picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' Aston Villa FC make a change. Youri Tielemans trudges off to be replaced by Ollie Watkins on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Newcastle United FC have won 448 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' 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.
  • 59' Alexander Isak doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Newcastle United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Matty Cash is replaced by Kosta Nedeljkovic.
  • 74' 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.
  • 79' The Newcastle United FC bench stirs into life. Jacob Murphy is withdrawn and Harvey Barnes gets his opportunity.
  • 80' The whistle greets John McGinn as he departs to be replaced by Emiliano Buendia.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' William Osula is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Isak at the 90 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
2 / 4
1.52 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC60% Draw26% Aston Villa FC14%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 2.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
40%
Newcastle United FC or Aston Villa FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC40% Draw52% Aston Villa FC8%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
19.4%
0 – 0
15.5%
2 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
2.8%
1 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 19% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 28% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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