Newcastle United vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
- 6': Sandro Tonali
- 16': Alexander Isak
- 58': Alexander Isak
- 77': Callum Wilson
- 90'+1': Harvey Barnes
FT
5 - 1
5 - 1
Newcastle hit 5 past Aston Villa in opening game rout
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali netted on his league debut and striker Alexander Isak added two more goals as the Magpies beat Aston Villa 5-1 in their first game of the new Premier League season at St. James' Park on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 6': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 6': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 6': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 8': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a through ball.
- 8': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 9': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a through ball.
- 9': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 11': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 1. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
- 15': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 16': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sven Botman following a set piece situation.
- 20': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 23': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 24': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
- 32': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 35': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 37': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 40': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 41': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 41': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 42': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 43': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 45': Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 45'+7': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 45'+7': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+8': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 45'+8': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+9': Foul by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 45'+9': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+9': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+9': Sven Botman (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+10': Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+11': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+11': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 45'+12': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Leon Bailey.
- 48': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 48': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 48': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 49': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 49': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 52': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 52': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 53': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 55': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 56': Offside, Newcastle United. Dan Burn tries a through ball, but Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 57': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 58': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 60': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 61': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 62': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces John McGinn.
- 64': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 64': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 65': Hand ball by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 67': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
- 67': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
- 72': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 72': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 75': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 75': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Goal! Newcastle United 4, Aston Villa 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 80': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 80': Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).
- 80': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 81': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
- 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 86': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 86': Offside, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but Sven Botman is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Matty Cash.
- 90': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 90'+1': Goal! Newcastle United 5, Aston Villa 1. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 90'+3': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 5, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 5, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 47.4 | Possession | 52.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 447 | Passes | 502 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 14 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,207
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,207
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
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 |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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