Aston Villa vs Newcastle

16 August 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Aston Villa and Newcastle played out a goalless draw.

Newcastle had the better of the chances, with 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Aston Villa's 0.32 from 3. Aston Villa had a player sent off.

Match stats

40% Possession 60%
3 Shots 16
3 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 6
79 Attacks 97
38 Dangerous attacks 61
310 Passes 451
73% Pass accuracy 83%
11 Tackles 10
13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Aston Villa Newcastle
Kick-off
3’
Anthony ElangaShot on target
16’
Anthony GordonShot on target
45’
JoelintonFoul
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Boubacar KamaraShot on target
47’
Boubacar KamaraFoul
58’
Ollie WatkinsShot on target
65’
Ezri KonsaProfessional foul last man
66’
78’
Jacob MurphyAnthony Elanga
83’
Lewis MileyJoelinton
Donyell MalenJohn McGinn
84’
Donyell MalenShot on target
87’
90’
William OsulaHarvey Barnes
90+1’
Anthony GordonShot on target
Full-time0-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.32 1.40 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.32 1.40
Aston Villa 0.32 xGNewcastle 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Aston Villa attacking 
3’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 11’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 47’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 27’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ William Osula (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+7’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 11’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 47’ Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 65’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ William Osula (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+7’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bizot
Cash
Konsa
Mings
Digne
Kamara
Onana
McGinn 84’
Tielemans
Rogers
Watkins
Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Livramento
Burn
Schär
Trippier
Joelinton 83’
Tonali
Guimarães
Barnes 90’
Gordon
Elanga 78’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marco Bizot GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF660 0.000.000
Lucas Digne DEF900 0.000.000
Amadou Onana MID900 0.000.000
Boubacar Kamara MID901 0.180.000
John McGinn MID840 0.000.181
Youri Tielemans MID900 0.000.000
Morgan Rogers MID900 0.000.081
Ollie Watkins FWD901 0.080.061
Donyell Malen Sub61 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 40% Avg odds 2.38
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Newcastle win 32% Avg odds 2.93

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa LWWWL
Newcastle WDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle, 19 Apr 25 Next meeting: Newcastle 0-2 Aston Villa, 25 Jan 26  All Aston Villa vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.