Newcastle vs Aston Villa

Newcastle

0 - 2

Aston Villa

🕒 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Newcastle 12 · Aston Villa 4

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

22 matches · 3.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.23
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	23%
Draws	32%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-14).
Newcastle controlled possession (60%).
Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30

Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 27

Avg: 1.26 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68

PPG

1.42

1.89

1.26

1.58

1.42

79%

O2.5

47%

79%

BTTS

63%

68%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th

Aston Villa rank4th

Newcastle points49

Aston Villa points65

Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-7

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aston Villa last 5 away

W D L D L

Points5/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.579%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%

Newcastle clean sheet at home16%

Aston Villa score away68%

Aston Villa clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%

Newcastle win after scoring first69%

Aston Villa score first16%

Aston Villa win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Aston Villa 57%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' · Aston Villa 36.0'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53

Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22

Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.22

Aston Villa concede away1.42 vs 1.53

Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Aston Villa score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Aston Villa are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 8

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

504

349

Passes Accurate

432

270

Passes %

86%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Buendía

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rogers

27'

27' Joelinton

48' ↑↓

↑↓

48' ⇄ Joelinton

1st substitution · For: J. Ramsey

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Sancho

1st substitution · For: L. Bailey

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Y. Wissa

2nd substitution · For: N. Woltemade

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Gordon

3rd substitution · For: A. Elanga

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Y. Tielemans

2nd substitution · For: L. Bogarde

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ E. Buendía

3rd substitution · For: L. Digne

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Pau Torres

4th substitution · For: T. Mings

79'

79' L. Digne

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Tonali

4th substitution · For: J. Willock

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

O. Watkins

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Digne

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Onana

5th substitution · For: V. Lindelöf

90+2'

90+2' I. Maatsen

Newcastle vs Aston Villa 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat Newcastle 2-0 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 19' when E. Buendía scored, with the assist credited to M. Rogers, making the score 0-1. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 27'.

Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 48', with Joelinton replacing J. Ramsey. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Sancho replacing L. Bailey. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Y. Wissa replacing N. Woltemade. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 63', with A. Gordon replacing A. Elanga. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Y. Tielemans replacing L. Bogarde. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 75', with E. Buendía replacing L. Digne. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 75', with Pau Torres replacing T. Mings. L. Digne received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 79'. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 84', with S. Tonali replacing J. Willock. Aston Villa extended the lead at 88' when O. Watkins scored, with the assist credited to L. Digne, making the score 0-2. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 89', with A. Onana replacing V. Lindelöf. I. Maatsen received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 90+2'.

Newcastle used 4 substitutions while Aston Villa used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 1 yellow card, while Aston Villa got 2 yellow cards.