Aston Villa vs Newcastle

15 April 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jacob Ramsey 11’
  • Ollie Watkins 64’, 83’

Match summary

Aston Villa won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Newcastle. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Jacob Ramsey put Aston Villa ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Ollie Watkins, Ollie Watkins made it 2-0 in the 64th minute, set up by Álex Moreno, and Watkins made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute, set up by Jacob Ramsey.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Newcastle's 0.43 from 8.

Match stats

Aston Villa Newcastle
16 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.92 xG 0.43
1.92 Non-penalty xG 0.43
12 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Aston Villa Newcastle
Kick-off
Jacob Ramsey
Assist: Ollie Watkins1-0 (Aston Villa)
11’
Half-time1-0
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Álex Moreno2-0 (Aston Villa)
64’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Jacob Ramsey3-0 (Aston Villa)
83’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aston Villa
  • Jhon Durán
Newcastle
  • Fabian Schär

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.43 11’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), 1-0 11’ 64’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-0 64’ 83’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 3-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.43 11’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), 1-0 Ramsey 11’ 64’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 2-0 Watkins 64’ 83’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 3-0 Watkins 83’
Aston Villa 1.98 xGNewcastle 0.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Aston Villa attacking 
83’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 1’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 25’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 15’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 64’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 49’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 83’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 11’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 76’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 25’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 1’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.32 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 64’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 49’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 83’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 81’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 11’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 76’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Ashley Young (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 19’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Ashley Young DEF902 0.030.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Álex Moreno DEF9010 0.000.443
Leander Dendoncker MID901 0.020.000
Douglas Luiz MID900 0.000.042
John McGinn MID902 0.060.000
Emiliano Buendía MID901 0.320.141
Jacob Ramsey MID89114 0.380.904
Ollie Watkins FWD90215 1.170.392
Jhon Durán Sub10 0.000.000
Calum Chambers Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 26% Avg odds 3.64
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
Newcastle win 46% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa DWWWW
Newcastle WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 4-0 Aston Villa, 29 Oct 22 Next meeting: Newcastle 5-1 Aston Villa, 12 Aug 23  All Aston Villa vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.