English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 23, 2021
Newcastle United DLLLL 0
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Aston Villa WDLLL 2
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Match Report

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Watkins breaks goal drought as Villa sink Newcastle

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins scored his first Premier League goal in 10 games and Bertrand Traore added another in a 2-0 win over Newcastle.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
1
40.8
Possession
59.2
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
288
Accurate Passes
499
369
Passes
567
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
31
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
60
25
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
6
14
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
12
12
Effective Clearances
27
12
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 18Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 20Ross BarkleyAM
  7. 19Marvelous NakambaLM
  8. 6Douglas LuizRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 15Bertrand TraoréAM-R

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 6Jamaal LascellesCD
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-L
  4. 14Isaac HaydenCD-R
  5. 15Jamal LewisLB
  6. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  7. 16Jeff HendrickCM
  8. 24Miguel AlmirónCM-L
  9. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  10. 13Callum WilsonCF-L
  11. 7Andy CarrollCF-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 26' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 42' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Newcastle United 0. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a corner.
  4. 54' Andy Carroll (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Andy Carroll.
  7. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Javier Manquillo.
  8. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Ross Barkley.
  9. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Trézéguet replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  10. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Miguel Almirón.
  11. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Jack Grealish.

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