Premier League · Sun, 25 Jan 2026 ·
Newcastle vs Aston Villa — 0 - 2
St. James' Park · Referee: J. Gillett
Match report
Aston Villa win 2-0 at Newcastle
Aston Villa beat Newcastle 2-0 in Premier League matchday 23 on Sunday, 25 January 2026 at St. James' Park. E. Buendia (19') and O. Watkins (88') scored for Aston Villa. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Newcastle had 61% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against Aston Villa’s 14 (8 on target). Nick Pope (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Newcastle 9th in the Premier League table on 8 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Match events
- 19'goalE. BuendiaAssist: M. Rogers
- 27'yellow cardJoelintonYellow Card
- 48'substitutionJoelintonOff: J. Ramsey
- 59'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: L. Bailey
- 62'substitutionY. WissaOff: N. Woltemade
- 63'substitutionA. GordonOff: A. Elanga
- 74'substitutionY. TielemansOff: L. Bogarde
- 75'substitutionP. TorresOff: T. Mings
- 75'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: L. Digne
- 79'yellow cardLucas DigneYellow Card
- 84'substitutionS. TonaliOff: J. Willock
- 88'goalO. WatkinsAssist: L. Digne
- 89'substitutionA. OnanaOff: V. Lindelof
- 90+2'yellow cardIan MaatsenYellow Card
Lineups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 4S. BotmanD
- 3L. HallD
- 67L. MileyM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 7JoelintonM
- 11H. BarnesF
- 9Y. WissaF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 33D. BurnD
- 28J. WillockM
- 41J. RamseyM
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 61L. ShaharD
- 20A. ElangaF
- 18W. OsulaF
- 37A. MurphyD
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 14P. TorresD
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 27M. RogersM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 3V. LindelofD
- 5T. MingsD
- 31L. BaileyM
- 9H. ElliottM
- 26L. BogardeM
- 12L. DigneD
- 29E. GuessandF
- 53G. HemmingsM
Match statistics
- 61%Possession39%
- 2.18Expected goals (xG)1.16
- 15Total shots14
- 4Shots on target8
- 4Shots off target4
- 7Blocked shots2
- 9Shots inside the box7
- 6Shots outside the box7
- 6Corners5
- 2Offsides0
- 7Fouls12
- 1Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves4
- 519Passes353
- 447Accurate passes272
- 86%Pass accuracy77%
- 1.31Goals prevented1.31
Player statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeGTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Sven BotmanD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 48 | 6.3 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 84 | 7.9 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 63 | 7.2 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 42 | 6.9 | ||
| 18William OsulaF | – | – | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 27 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 28 | 6.2 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 75 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 74 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 75 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 59 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelöfD | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 9Harvey ElliottM | – | – | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyM | 31 | 6.5 | ||
| 53George HemmingsM | – | – | ||
| 29Evann GuessandF | – | – |