English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 12, 2023
Aston Villa WDWDW 1
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Newcastle United DDWWW 5
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St. James' Park · 52,207 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle hit 5 past Aston Villa in opening game rout

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali netted on his league debut and striker Alexander Isak added two more goals as the Magpies beat Aston Villa 5-1 in their first game of the new Premier League season at St. James' Park on Saturday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
5
47.4
Possession
52.6
16
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
13
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
382
Accurate Passes
428
447
Passes
502
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.5
30
Long Balls
42
17
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
7
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 19Moussa DiabyAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
  2. 6' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 11' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 1. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
  4. 16' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sven Botman following a set piece situation.
  5. 31' Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
  6. 32' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+9' Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45'+9' Sven Botman (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Leon Bailey.
  10. 48' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 53' Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 58' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces John McGinn.
  14. 67' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
  16. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  17. 77' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Aston Villa 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  18. 85' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  19. 86' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
  20. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Moussa Diaby.
  21. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Matty Cash.
  22. 90'+1' Goal! Newcastle United 5, Aston Villa 1. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a through ball.
  23. 90'+2' Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  24. 90'+2' Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.

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