Newcastle vs Aston Villa

3 - 0
🕒 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 18
Regular Season Table
Newcastle 5 · Aston Villa 6
Referee Stats
31 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.13
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.32
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 26%
Draws 23%
Away wins 52%
How the match was won
  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (22-4).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (63%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

40 / 20
Avg: 2.11 / 1.05

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-2-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 31
Avg: 1.26 / 1.63

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.37
2.11
GF
1.26
1.05
GA
1.63
63%
O2.5
68%
42%
BTTS
47%
68%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Newcastle rank5th
Aston Villa rank6th
Newcastle points66
Aston Villa points66
Newcastle: #5 · 66 pts · GD +21
8 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa: #6 · 66 pts · GD +7
8 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals14-2
Record4-0-1
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

L W L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index47
Goals8-4
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.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.595%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home84%
Newcastle clean sheet at home42%
Aston Villa score away74%
Aston Villa clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%
Newcastle win after scoring first85%
Aston Villa score first47%
Aston Villa win after scoring first78%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 33% · Aston Villa 30%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 28.2' · Aston Villa 44.7'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home2.11 vs 1.51
Newcastle concede at home1.05 vs 1.42
Aston Villa score away1.26 vs 1.42
Aston Villa concede away1.63 vs 1.51
Newcastle score 39% above league average, while Aston Villa score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 26% below league average at home, and Aston Villa are 8% above 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: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 15
31-45 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 2
16-30 0

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 15
0-15 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
1
Total Shots
22
4
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
16
2
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
9
6
Fouls
15
10
Offsides
5
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
550
316
Passes Accurate
504
254
Passes %
92%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
2'
2' Goal · 1-0
A. Gordon
Normal Goal · Assist: Joelinton
14'
14' M. Cash
23'
23' K. Trippier
32'
32' J. Durán
45'
45' Joelinton
46'
46' Y. Tielemans
1st substitution · For: O. Watkins
59'
59' Goal · 2-0
A. Isak
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Murphy
69'
69' B. Kamara
2nd substitution · For: R. Barkley
69'
69' M. Rogers
3rd substitution · For: L. Bailey
69'
69' M. Cash
4th substitution · For: K. Nedeljković
78'
78' K. Trippier
1st substitution · For: M. Targett
78'
78' J. Murphy
2nd substitution · For: H. Barnes
78'
78' A. Gordon
3rd substitution · For: J. Willock
80'
80' J. McGinn
5th substitution · For: E. Buendía
82'
82' Goal · 3-0
Bruno Guimarães
Goal cancelled
90+1'
90+1' Goal · 4-0
Joelinton
Normal Goal
90+3'
90+3' A. Isak
4th substitution · For: W. Osula
90+3'
90+3' Bruno Guimarães
5th substitution · For: L. Miley

Newcastle vs Aston Villa 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Thursday, 26 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: Newcastle took an early lead at 2' when A. Gordon scored, with the assist credited to Joelinton, making the score 1-0. M. Cash received a yellow card for Aston Villa at 14'. K. Trippier received a yellow card for Newcastle at 23'. J. Durán received a red card for Aston Villa at 32'. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 45'.

Second half: Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 46', with Y. Tielemans replacing O. Watkins. Newcastle extended the lead at 59' when A. Isak scored, with the assist credited to J. Murphy, making the score 2-0. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 69', with B. Kamara replacing R. Barkley. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 69', with M. Rogers replacing L. Bailey. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 69', with M. Cash replacing K. Nedeljković. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 78', with K. Trippier replacing M. Targett. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 78', with J. Murphy replacing H. Barnes. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Gordon replacing J. Willock. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 80', with J. McGinn replacing E. Buendía. Newcastle extended the lead at 82' when Bruno Guimarães scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 3-0. Newcastle added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+1' when Joelinton scored, making the score 4-0. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with A. Isak replacing W. Osula. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Bruno Guimarães replacing L. Miley.

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

How the match was won

  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (22-4).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (63%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins6
Draws6
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (33.3%)
BTTS6 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS4 (44.4%)

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season