Aston Villa vs Newcastle United

What it means

• Newcastle has dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Aston Villa has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Newcastle11th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Steve HarperG
2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
3. 3Steven TaylorCD-R
4. 4Damien DuffLB
5. 5David EdgarRB
6. 6Nicky ButtCM-L
7. 7Kevin NolanCM-R
8. 8Peter LövenkrandsLM
9. 9Danny GuthrieRM
10. 10Mark VidukaCF-L
11. 11Obafemi MartinsCF-R

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Curtis DaviesCD-L
3. 3Carlos CuéllarCD-R
4. 4Nicky ShoreyLB
5. 5Craig GardnerRB
6. 6Gareth BarryCM-L
7. 7Stilian PetrovCM-R
8. 8Ashley YoungLM
9. 9James MilnerRM
10. 10John CarewCF-L
11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

NEW

• Lvs FUL0-1
• Wvs MID3-1
• L@ LIV0-3
• Tvs POR0-0
• L@ TOT0-1

AVL

• T@ MID1-1
• L@ FUL1-3
• Wvs HUL1-0
• T@ BOL1-1
• Tvs WHU1-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 42,585

Officials

C Foy (Referee), C Foy (Referee), C Foy (Referee)