English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Aston Villa WWWDW 1
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Newcastle United DWLWL 0
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AVL101
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St. James' Park · 52,626 att.

Match Report

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Johan Manzambi fires Aston Villa to victory at St. James' Park

Johan Manzambi scored the only goal of the game as Aston Villa clinched a 1-0 win over Newcastle at St James' Park.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
2
50.7
Possession
49.3
15
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
1
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
347
Accurate Passes
333
432
Passes
401
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.1
57
Long Balls
39
19
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
8
Blocked Shots
9
14
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
12
36
Effective Clearances
16
36
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Lukás HornícekG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 67Lewis MileyRB
  6. 28Joe WillockAM
  7. 6Nico GonzálezLM
  8. 7JoelintonRM
  9. 9Yoane WissaF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesAM-L
  11. 20Matias Fernandez-PardoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  2. 8Aladji BambaSUB
  3. 37Amar DedicSUB
  4. 1Nick PopeSUB
  5. 33Dan BurnSUB
  6. 14Sean SteurSUB
  7. 10William OsulaSUB
  8. 23Jacob MurphySUB
  9. 17Bazoumana TouréSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 44Johan ManzambiAM
  7. 35João GomesLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 47AlyssonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Ross BarkleySUB
  2. 7John McGinnSUB
  3. 40Marco BizotSUB
  4. 27Leon GoretzkaSUB
  5. 19Ibrahim MbayeSUB
  6. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  7. 14Pau TorresSUB
  8. 39Brian MadjoSUB
  9. 4Taylor Harwood-BellisSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Sven Botman (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18'
  4. 20'
  5. 25' João Gomes (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 28' Alysson (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 36' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 1. Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Gomes with a cross.
  8. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Alysson.
  9. 53' Nico González (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 55' Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Bazoumana Touré replaces Matias Fernandez-Pardo.
  12. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Joe Willock.
  13. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Goretzka replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  14. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces João Gomes.
  15. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Johan Manzambi because of an injury.
  16. 75' Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Aston Villa).
  17. 75'
  18. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 77'
  20. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka because of an injury.
  21. 78' William Osula (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 86' Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dan Burn replaces Joelinton.
  24. 90'+1' Delay in match (Aston Villa).
  25. 90'+1'
  26. 90'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 90'+1'

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