English FA Cup

Aston Villa vs Newcastle United, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round

· English FA Cup
Aston Villa
  • 14': Tammy Abraham
  • Red Card 45'+1': Marco Bizot
FT
1 - 3
Newcastle United
  • 63': Sandro Tonali
  • 76': Sandro Tonali
  • 88': Nick Woltemade

Newcastle knock Aston Villa out of FA Cup after Marco Bizot red card

Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle overcame a raft of baffling refereeing decisions by Chris Kavanagh to beat 10-man Aston Villa 3-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United).
  • 3': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
  • 3': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 4': Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
  • 10': Offside, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
  • 13': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Attempt missed. William Osula (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 18': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
  • 18': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
  • 22': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
  • 24': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
  • 25': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
  • 34': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by William Osula.
  • 35': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
  • 35': Offside, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  • 41': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  • 41': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).
  • 43': Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 45': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marco Bizot (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+1': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+4': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
  • 46': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
  • 47': Offside, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy is caught offside.
  • 48': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
  • 50': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
  • 51': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 51': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 52': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
  • 61': Handball by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
  • 63': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 1. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces William Osula.
  • 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jacob Murphy.
  • 64': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
  • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Tammy Abraham.
  • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ross Barkley.
  • 68': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 68': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 70': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
  • 75': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 2. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Burn.
  • 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Morgan Rogers.
  • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 78': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
  • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
  • 88': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 90': Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+1': Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+4': Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 0
57.1 Possession 42.9
12 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
407 Accurate Passes 294
476 Passes 362
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
18 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.5
42 Long Balls 44
24 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
5 Interceptions 11
21 Effective Clearances 25
21 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,101

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Marco Bizot (GK) Red Card
14 Pau Torres
3 Victor Lindelöf
12 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
26 Lamare Bogarde
6 Ross Barkley
21 Douglas Luiz Yellow Card
24 Amadou Onana
18 Tammy Abraham
27 Morgan Rogers
31 Leon Bailey
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Andrés García, Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Emiliano Martínez, Mohamed Koné, Ezri Konsa, Ollie Watkins, Jadon Sancho, Emiliano Buendía.

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
33 Dan Burn
12 Malick Thiaw Yellow Card
3 Lewis Hall
2 Kieran Trippier
8 Sandro Tonali
27 Nick Woltemade
41 Jacob Ramsey Yellow Card
18 William Osula
11 Harvey Barnes Yellow Card
23 Jacob Murphy
Newcastle United Substitutes:
Anthony Gordon, Sean Neave, John Ruddy, Anthony Elanga, Alex Murphy, Park Seung-Soo, Nick Pope, Leo Shahar, Joe Willock.

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