Newcastle vs Aston Villa
Ref: Jarred Gillett, AustraliaSt. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · 52,758 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Newcastle 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Buendía and Watkins scored for Aston Villa. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.18 for Newcastle versus 1.16 for Aston Villa. Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League table while Aston Villa are 4th.
First Half
19'
⚽
Buendía
Assist: Rogers
Joelinton
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Joelinton
59'
⇄
Sancho
⇄
Wissa
⇄
Gordon
74'
⇄
Tielemans
75'
⇄
Torres
75'
⇄
Buendía
79'
Digne
Yellow Card
⇄
Tonali
88'
⚽
Watkins
Assist: Digne
89'
⇄
Onana
90+2'
Maatsen
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 |  Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NewcastleAston Villa
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.18VS1.16
Attack3 · 2 won
15
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
8
9
Shots in the box
7
6
Shots outside box
7
4
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
519
Total passes
353
447
Accurate passes
272
86%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
2
1
Goals prevented
1
Newcastle
4-3-3
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Newcastle
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 3L. HallD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 7JoelintonM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 9Y. WissaF
- 10A. GordonF
- 11H. BarnesF
- 12M. ThiawD
- 67L. MileyM
Substitutes
- 18W. OsulaF
- 20A. ElangaF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 28J. WillockM
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 33D. BurnD
- 37A. MurphyD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 61L. ShaharD
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 14Pau TorresD
- 19J. SanchoM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 24A. OnanaM
- 27M. RogersM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 5T. MingsD
- 9H. ElliottM
- 12L. DigneD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 29E. GuessandF
- 31L. BaileyM
- 40M. BizotG
- 53George HemmingsM
Newcastle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Pope | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sandro Tonali | M | 84 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5/6 |
| Anthony Gordon | F | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Miley | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Sven Botman | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Malick Thiaw | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Hall | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Yoane Wissa | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Joelinton | M | 48 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Trippier(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harvey Barnes | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| William Osula | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Shahar | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsdale | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Murphy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Ramsey | M | 42 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anthony Elanga | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joe Willock | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Woltemade | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0/1 |
| Ian Maatsen | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Amadou Onana | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Youri Tielemans | M | 74 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/11 |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Matty Cash | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezri Konsa(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Torres | D | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jadon Sancho | M | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Evann Guessand | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Elliott | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hemmings | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | 15 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leon Bailey | M | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |