Aston Villa vs Newcastle

25 November 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Lee Mason

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Conor Hourihane 32’
  • Anwar El Ghazi 36’

Match summary

Aston Villa saw off Newcastle 2-0. Aston Villa led 2-0 at half-time.

Conor Hourihane put Aston Villa ahead with a direct free kick in the 32nd minute and Anwar El Ghazi made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, set up by Conor Hourihane.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.70 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Newcastle's 0.70 from 11.

Match stats

Aston Villa Newcastle
17 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 5
11 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.70 xG 0.70
2.70 Non-penalty xG 0.70
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Aston Villa Newcastle
Kick-off
Conor Hourihane1-0 (Aston Villa)
32’
Anwar El Ghazi
Assist: Conor Hourihane2-0 (Aston Villa)
36’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Aston Villa
  • Wesley
Newcastle
  • Federico Fernández

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 2.70 0.70 32’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), 1-0 32’ 36’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 2-0 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.70 0.70 32’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), 1-0 Hourihane 32’ 36’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), 2-0 El Ghazi 36’
Aston Villa 2.70 xGNewcastle 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Aston Villa attacking 
77’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.69 xG, saved 36’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 53’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 43’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 90+3’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 55’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 69’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 59’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Wesley (Aston Villa), open play, 0.69 xG, saved 36’ Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 53’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.39 xG, saved 43’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 90+3’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 55’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 58’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 18’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 32’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, goal 69’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 69’ Andy Carroll (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 72’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Tom Heaton GK900 0.000.000
Frederic Guilbert DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF901 0.390.000
Tyrone Mings DEF900 0.000.082
Matt Targett DEF900 0.000.102
Douglas Luiz MID904 0.180.000
Conor Hourihane MID90112 0.111.353
John McGinn MID903 0.250.091
Anwar El Ghazi FWD9011 0.630.222
Wesley FWD901 0.690.142
Jack Grealish FWD9015 0.450.636
Henri Lansbury Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 44% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.51
Newcastle win 29% Avg odds 3.36

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

Form going into the game

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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.