Aston Villa vs Newcastle United, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWatkins scores 2 more, Villa beats Newcastle 3-0 in EPL
— Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved too hot to handle for the best defense in the Premier League as he scored two goals and set up another in a 3-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey with a through ball.
- 3': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 3': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 5': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 9': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 10': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 11': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
- 15': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
- 20': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 21': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 21': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 24': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 25': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 29': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 29': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 31': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 33': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 35': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 35': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 36': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 37': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 40': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak tries a through ball, but Anthony Gordon is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 44': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 44': Offside, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy tries a through ball, but Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 45'+2': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 46': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 46': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).
- 49': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a through ball.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 52': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Willock.
- 55': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 55': Nick Pope (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 56': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 57': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 58': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 59': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 59': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 60': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães following a corner.
- 61': Offside, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 61': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 62': VAR Decision: No Goal Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United.
- 63': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 64': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joe Willock.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 71': Attempt saved. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 72': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 77': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joelinton.
- 80': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 81': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 83': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 83': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Jacob Ramsey because of an injury.
- 87': Offside, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson tries a through ball, but Bruno Guimarães is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 88': Matt Targett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0.
Statistics
 NEW |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 48 | Possession | 52 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 362 | Passes | 395 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 13 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 12 | +16 | 31 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 5 | Fabian Schär  |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 8 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
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