Newcastle 0:2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa beat Newcastle 2:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 23 at St. James' Park on 25 January 2026, with the half time score at 0:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Newcastle

0 : 2

HT 0 : 1

Aston Villa

25 January 2026
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: St. James' Park | Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee: J. Gillett

Form and Table

Newcastle 12th 49 pts LossWinDrawWinLoss
Aston Villa 4th 65 pts WinWinDrawLossLoss

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Newcastle

V. Livramento Questionable | Hamstring Injury
N. Woltemade Questionable | Illness
L. Miley Questionable | Knee Injury
Bruno Guimaraes Questionable | Ankle Injury
Bruno Guimaraes Questionable | Ankle Injury
S. Botman Questionable | Lower Back Injury
A. Elanga Questionable | Knee Injury
V. Livramento Questionable | Knee Injury

Aston Villa

A. Garcia Questionable | Muscle Injury
O. Watkins Questionable | Injury
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
H. Elliott Questionable | Illness
P. Torres Questionable | Calf Injury
A. Garcia Questionable | Injury
T. Mings Questionable | Ankle Injury
J. Sancho Questionable | Illness

Match Events

19'
Aston Villa: E. BuendiaGoal | Assist: M. Rogers
Newcastle: JoelintonYellow Card | Foul
27'
Newcastle: J. RamseySubstitution | Off: Joelinton
48'
59'
Aston Villa: L. BaileySubstitution | Off: J. Sancho
Newcastle: N. WoltemadeSubstitution | Off: Y. Wissa
62'
Newcastle: A. ElangaSubstitution | Off: A. Gordon
63'
74'
Aston Villa: L. BogardeSubstitution | Off: Y. Tielemans
75'
Aston Villa: T. MingsSubstitution | Off: P. Torres
75'
Aston Villa: L. DigneSubstitution | Off: E. Buendia
79'
Aston Villa: Lucas DigneYellow Card | Foul
Newcastle: J. WillockSubstitution | Off: S. Tonali
84'
88'
Aston Villa: O. WatkinsGoal | Assist: L. Digne
89'
Aston Villa: V. LindelofSubstitution | Off: A. Onana
90+2'
Aston Villa: Ian MaatsenYellow Card | Foul

Match Stats

Newcastle
Aston Villa

61% Ball Possession 39%

2.18 Expected Goals 1.16

15 Total Shots 14

4 Shots on Goal 8

4 Shots off Goal 4

7 Blocked Shots 2

9 Shots Inside Box 7

6 Shots Outside Box 7

6 Corner Kicks 5

2 Offsides 0

7 Fouls 12

1 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

6 Goalkeeper Saves 4

519 Total Passes 353

447 Accurate Passes 272

86% Pass Accuracy 77%

1.31 Goals Prevented 1.31

Lineups

Newcastle

Formation: 4-3-3

N. Pope

L. Hall S. Botman M. Thiaw K. Trippier

Joelinton S. Tonali L. Miley

A. Gordon Y. Wissa H. Barnes

Substitutes

32 | A. Ramsdale | G
33 | D. Burn | D
28 | J. Willock | M
41 | J. Ramsey | M
27 | N. Woltemade | F
61 | L. Shahar | D
20 | A. Elanga | F
18 | W. Osula | F
37 | A. Murphy | D

Coach: Eddie Howe

Aston Villa

Formation: 4-2-3-1

E. Martinez

I. Maatsen P. Torres E. Konsa M. Cash

Y. Tielemans A. Onana

E. Buendia M. Rogers J. Sancho

O. Watkins

Substitutes

40 | M. Bizot | G
3 | V. Lindelof | D
5 | T. Mings | D
31 | L. Bailey | M
9 | H. Elliott | M
26 | L. Bogarde | M
12 | L. Digne | D
29 | E. Guessand | F
53 | G. Hemmings | M

Coach: Unai Emery

Player Ratings: Top 5

Newcastle
Player	Minutes	Rating
Nick Pope	90	8.3
Sandro Tonali	84	7.9
Anthony Gordon	63	7.2
Sven Botman	90	7.0
Lewis Miley	90	7.0

Aston Villa
Player	Minutes	Rating
Emiliano Martínez	90	8.3
Emiliano Buendía	75	7.9
Lucas Digne	15	7.5
Ian Maatsen	90	7.2
Youri Tielemans	74	7.2

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC