Newcastle United vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 0
3 - 0
Newcastle thump 10-man Aston Villa 3-0 to go 5th
Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the Premier League on Thursday with goals from Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak and Joelinton while Jhon Duran was sent off for the visitors who crashed to a fifth straight away defeat.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 4': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 5': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 5': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 7': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 7': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 10': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 10': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 14': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 14': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Anthony Gordon.
- 19': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn is caught offside.
- 20': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 20': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 20': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 22': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 22': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 23': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 25': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
- 25': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 27': Offside, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 28': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 31': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 31': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 32': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 41': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 44': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 44': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 45': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 45': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Newcastle United. Joelinton is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 48': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 49': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 49': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Pau Torres.
- 52': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 52': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 52': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 55': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 56': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 57': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 0. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 62': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 62': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Offside, Newcastle United. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 63': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 64': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 65': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 66': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 68': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 68': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Matty Cash.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 70': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
- 71': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexander Isak.
- 73': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 77': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Kieran Trippier because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 79': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces John McGinn.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 81': Hand ball by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 81': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Goal Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa.
- 83': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 84': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Alexander Isak (Newcastle United).
- 88': Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 90'+1': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 0. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Alexander Isak.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 254 | Accurate Passes | 504 |
| 316 | Passes | 550 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 18 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,168
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,168
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | +28 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | +22 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | +10 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | +15 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 20 | Lewis Hall |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier  |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 9 | Jhon Durán  |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 7 | John McGinn |
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