Aston Villa vs Newcastle United finished 2-0 in Premier League. Key event: 3' Anwar El Ghazi (assist John McGinn · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85%, 71.8%). Head to head: H2H last 6 before 21 Aug 2021: 1 W / 4 D / 1 L for Aston Villa. Home form: L W W L D; Away form: L L D L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview
2 facts
Form before this match (21 Aug 2021): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
LabelValueDetail
Home formL W W L D
Matches: 5 · 7 pts, goals 8-8, 1.60 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Away formL L D L L
Matches: 5 · 1 pts, goals 5-12, 1.00 scored/match, 2.40 conceded/match
Timeline
36 events
3'
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shotAnwar El GhaziAST assist John McGinn xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85%, 71.8%
76'
VAR
VARCallum WilsonNewcastle United Penalty awarded
78'
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shotDanny IngsAST assist John McGinn xG 0.03 · From Corner · location 95.2%, 58.8%
78'
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SubJoelintonNewcastle United on for Federico Fernández
84'YellowFabian SchärNewcastle United Yellow card
85'YellowEmiliano BuendíaAST Yellow card
86'
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SubJaden Philogene-BidaceAST on for Emiliano Buendía
88'
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SubAxel TuanzebeAST on for Douglas Luiz
90+1'
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SubWesley MoraesAST on for Danny Ings
90'
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SubRyan FraserNewcastle United on for Joe Willock
91'
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shotAnwar El GhaziAST assist John McGinn xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 78.4%, 33%
92'
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shotRyan FraserNewcastle United assist Miguel Almirón xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.9%, 63.1%
93'
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shotCallum WilsonNewcastle United assist Matt Ritchie xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 56.9%
96'
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shotJoelintonNewcastle United assist Matt Ritchie xG 0.05 · From Corner · location 92.6%, 53.1%
Shot map
19 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Aston Villa10 shots · 1.18 xG · 2 goals
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Newcastle United9 shots · 0.63 xG · 0 goals
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AttemptGoalMarker size = xG
Head-to-head
Meetings: 12
Newcastle United leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 25 Jan 2026 · Newcastle United vs Aston Villa · 0 - 2.
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 9 after this match (21 Aug 2021). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (21 Aug 2021). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.