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Newcastle United vs Aston Villa

Championship
Newcastle
9-8-10
1-0
Final
Aston Villa
5-7-15
St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'AVL
50%Possession51%
14Shots14
5On target3
9Corners5
3Saves4
6Fouls16
26'Alan HuttonAVL45'+2'Matthew LowtonAVL53'Michael WilliamsonNEW63'Gabriel AgbonlahorAVL83'Ciaran ClarkAVL90'+6'Tom CleverleyAVL
Team1H2HT
NEW101
AVL000

Who won: Newcastle 1-0

Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Papiss Cissé (37').

Recap · Feb 28
Papiss Cisse nets Newcastle winner to beat Tim Sherwood's Aston Villa

The Senegal international's assured 37th-minute finish was enough to secure a 1-0 victory, just the second of head coach John Carver's reign.

What it means

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

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Lineups

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 3Jores OkoreCD-R
  4. 4Matthew LowtonLB
  5. 5Alan HuttonRB
  6. 6Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. 7Fabian DelphLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 9Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Scott SinclairLF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorRF
Newcastle11th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 3Michael WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 4Massadio HaidaraLB
  5. 5Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 6Moussa SissokoCM-L
  7. 7Mehdi AbeidCM-R
  8. 8Sammy AmeobiLM
  9. 9Gabriel ObertanRM
  10. 10Emmanuel RivièreCF-L
  11. 11Papiss CisséCF-R

Head to head

NEW leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Aston Villa 1, Newcastle 1 (Sep 2)

Last 5

AVL
  • Lvs STK1-2
  • Wvs LEI2-1
  • L@ HUL0-2
  • Lvs CHE1-2
  • L@ ARS0-5
NEW
  • L@ MNC0-5
  • T@ CRY1-1
  • Tvs STK1-1
  • W@ HUL3-0
  • Lvs SOU1-2

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Game info

Venue
St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England · Attendance 51,573

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesNEW leads series 3-0-2

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