English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 19, 2025
Newcastle United WWWWW 1
–
Aston Villa WWLWW 4
1st2ndT
NEW101
AVL134
Villa Park · 42,618 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Aston Villa hit four past Newcastle as Champions League bid continues

Aston Villa thumped top-five rivals Newcastle United 4-1 at Villa Park to keep themselves in the thick of the race for Champions League qualification on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
7
6
Saves
2
51.7
Possession
48.3
10
SHOTS
23
3
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
346
430
Passes
409
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
31
Long Balls
43
15
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
15
12
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
3
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
20
22
Clearances
20

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 21Tino LivramentoLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  2. 13' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 18' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 1. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 41' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Newcastle United 1. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  7. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces Jacob Murphy.
  8. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Marco Asensio.
  9. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces John McGinn.
  10. 73' Own Goal by Dan Burn, Newcastle United. Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 1.
  11. 75' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Newcastle United 1. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  12. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Kieran Trippier.
  13. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Harvey Barnes.
  14. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  15. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Fabian Schär.
  16. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  17. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
  18. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Marcus Rashford replaces Ollie Watkins.
  19. 88' Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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