English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 25, 2026
Aston Villa WDWLW 2
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Newcastle United WWLDW 0
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St. James' Park · 52,134 att. · NBCSN

Match Report

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Aston Villa dream alive after beating Newcastle

Emi Buendia's sweet strike set Aston Villa on their way to a hard-fought 2-0 Premier League win at Newcastle.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
6
39.3
Possession
60.7
14
SHOTS
15
8
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
272
Accurate Passes
447
353
Passes
519
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
34
0.5
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
36
16
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
13
Effective Tackles
15
21
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
3
29
Effective Clearances
22
29
Clearances
22

Highlights

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Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 67Lewis MileyRM
  9. 9Yoane WissaF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 11Harvey BarnesRF

Substitutes

  1. 33Dan BurnSUB
  2. 41Jacob RamseySUB
  3. 32Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  4. 18William OsulaSUB
  5. 20Anthony ElangaSUB
  6. 27Nick WoltemadeSUB
  7. 28Joe WillockSUB
  8. 37Alex MurphySUB
  9. 61Leo ShaharSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Victor LindelöfSUB
  2. 29Evann GuessandSUB
  3. 53George HemmingsSUB
  4. 40Marco BizotSUB
  5. 5Tyrone MingsSUB
  6. 26Lamare BogardeSUB
  7. 9Harvey ElliottSUB
  8. 31Leon BaileySUB
  9. 12Lucas DigneSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  2. 27' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
  4. 59' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
  5. 62' Substitution, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade replaces Yoane Wissa.
  6. 63' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Anthony Gordon.
  7. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Youri Tielemans because of an injury.
  8. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.
  9. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  10. 79' Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Sandro Tonali.
  12. 88' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
  13. 89' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Amadou Onana.
  14. 90'+2' Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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