Aston Villa vs Newcastle

23 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Simon Hooper

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Ollie Watkins 13’
  • Bertrand Traoré 42’

Match summary

Aston Villa won 2-0 at home to Newcastle. Aston Villa led 2-0 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 13th minute and Bertrand Traoré made it 2-0 from a corner in the 42nd minute, set up by Jack Grealish.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Newcastle's 0.40 from 7.

Match stats

Aston Villa Newcastle
14 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.60 xG 0.40
2.60 Non-penalty xG 0.40
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Aston Villa Newcastle
Kick-off
Ollie Watkins1-0 (Aston Villa)
13’
Bertrand Traoré
Assist: Jack Grealish2-0 (Aston Villa)
42’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Fabian Schär
  • Jamaal Lascelles
  • Andy Carroll

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 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 0.40 13’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 13’ 42’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 2-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 0.40 13’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 1-0 Watkins 13’ 42’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), 2-0 Traoré 42’
Aston Villa 2.66 xGNewcastle 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Aston Villa attacking 
13’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 67’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.56 xG, off target 90+4’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 48’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 72’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 73’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 83’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 67’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.56 xG, off target 90+4’ Trézéguet (Aston Villa), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 48’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 72’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 73’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+2’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Ross Barkley (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 28’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Matt Targett (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 47’ Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa), set piece, 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
Matthew Cash DEF901 0.030.031
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Tyrone Mings DEF901 0.040.000
Matt Targett DEF901 0.010.001
Douglas Luiz MID902 0.500.031
Marvelous Nakamba MID901 0.010.000
Bertrand Traoré MID8212 0.080.101
Ross Barkley MID822 0.660.232
Jack Grealish MID9011 0.120.123
Ollie Watkins FWD9012 0.680.561
Trézéguet Sub81 0.520.000
Anwar El Ghazi Sub80 0.000.000
Jacob Ramsey Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 64% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.59
Newcastle win 15% Avg odds 6.24

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

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WWDLL
Newcastle LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.