Aston Villa vs Newcastle

21 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee David Coote

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Danny Ings 45+3’
  • Anwar El Ghazi 62’ (pen)

Match summary

Aston Villa beat Newcastle 2-0. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Ings put Aston Villa ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Tyrone Mings and Anwar El Ghazi made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Newcastle's 0.63 from 9.

Match stats

Aston Villa Newcastle
10 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.18 xG 0.63
0.42 Non-penalty xG 0.63
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Aston Villa Newcastle
Kick-off
Danny Ings
Assist: Tyrone Mings1-0 (Aston Villa)
45+3’
Half-time1-0
Anwar El Ghazi
Penalty2-0 (Aston Villa)
62’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Douglas Luiz
  • Emiliano Buendía
Newcastle
  • Jacob Murphy
  • Fabian Schär
  • Isaac Hayden
  • Callum Wilson

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.63 45+3’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 1-0 45+3’ 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 2-0 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.63 45+3’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), 1-0 Ings 45+3’ 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 2-0 El Ghazi 62’
Aston Villa 1.18 xGNewcastle 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Aston Villa attacking 
62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 58’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+3’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+7’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 5’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 58’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 48’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+3’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+7’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 4’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Danny Ings (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF901 0.060.000
Tyrone Mings DEF9011 0.130.091
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.131
Ashley Young DEF900 0.000.000
Douglas Luiz MID901 0.020.000
Jacob Ramsey MID901 0.020.000
John McGinn MID901 0.020.083
Emiliano Buendía FWD900 0.000.063
Danny Ings FWD9012 0.120.000
Anwar El Ghazi FWD9013 0.810.000
Wesley Sub10 0.000.000
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Sub10 0.000.000
Axel Tuanzebe Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
Newcastle win 23% Avg odds 4.21

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa DLWWL
Newcastle WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa, 12 Mar 21 Next meeting: Newcastle 1-0 Aston Villa, 13 Feb 22  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.