Newcastle vs Aston Villa

25 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Emiliano Buendía 19’
  • Ollie Watkins 88’

Match summary

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

Emiliano Buendía put Aston Villa ahead in the 19th minute, set up by Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins made it 0-2 with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Lucas Digne.

Newcastle can feel hard done by, creating 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Aston Villa's 1.32 from 14.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%
15 Shots 14
4 Shots on target 8
6 Corners 5
115 Attacks 98
61 Dangerous attacks 53
519 Passes 353
86% Pass accuracy 77%
24 Tackles 21
7 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0

Key events

Newcastle Aston Villa
Kick-off
Sandro TonaliShot on target
1’
5’
Emiliano BuendíaShot on target
12’
Ollie WatkinsShot on target
19’
Emiliano BuendíaRight foot shot0-1 (Aston Villa)
JoelintonFoul
27’
33’
Emiliano BuendíaShot on target
Lewis MileyShot on target
43’
Half-time0-1
Jacob RamseyJoelintonInjury
48’
Second half underway
Yoane WissaShot on target
50’
56’
Morgan RogersShot on target
59’
Leon BaileyJadon Sancho
Nick WoltemadeYoane Wissa
62’
Anthony ElangaAnthony Gordon
63’
Sven BotmanShot on target
66’
74’
Lamare BogardeYouri TielemansInjury
75’
Lucas DigneEmiliano Buendía
75’
Tyrone MingsPau Torres
79’
Lucas DigneFoul
82’
Morgan RogersShot on target
Joe WillockSandro Tonali
84’
87’
Ollie WatkinsShot on target
88’
Ollie WatkinsHeader0-2 (Aston Villa)
89’
Victor LindelöfAmadou Onana
90+2’
Ian MaatsenFoul
Full-time0-2

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 1.96 1.32 19’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 0-1 19’ 88’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 1.32 19’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 0-1 Buendía 19’ 88’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-2 Watkins 88’
Newcastle 1.96 xGAston Villa 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Newcastle attacking 
55’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 55’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 88’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 1’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 33’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 43’ Lewis Miley (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 82’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 90+1’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 50’ Yoane Wissa (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 55’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 88’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 12’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 1’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 33’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Matthew Cash (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Lewis Miley (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Pau Torres (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Yoane Wissa (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 87’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Trippier
Thiaw
Botman
Hall
Miley
Tonali 84’
Joelinton 48’
Barnes
Wissa 62’
Gordon 63’
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Martínez
Maatsen
Torres 75’
Konsa
Cash
Tielemans 74’
Onana 89’
Buendía 75’
Rogers
Sancho 59’
Watkins

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF900 0.000.551
Malick Thiaw DEF900 0.000.000
Sven Botman DEF901 0.020.000
Lewis Hall DEF900 0.000.042
Lewis Miley MID901 0.060.063
Sandro Tonali MID883 0.460.000
Joelinton MID521 0.020.341
Harvey Barnes FWD905 0.680.541
Yoane Wissa FWD661 0.030.071
Anthony Gordon FWD671 0.540.092
Jacob Ramsey Sub381 0.090.000
Nick Woltemade Sub240 0.000.000
Anthony Elanga Sub231 0.060.000
Joe Willock Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Aston Villa win 29% Avg odds 3.26

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle LWWWD
Aston Villa WLWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle, 16 Aug 25 Next meeting: Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa, 17 Oct 26  All Newcastle vs Aston Villa meetings

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