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Newcastle United vs Aston Villa

Premier League
Newcastle
9-6-8
0-2
Final
Aston Villa
14-4-5
St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTAVL
61%Possession39%
15Shots14
4On target8
6Corners5
6Saves4
7Fouls12
27'JoelintonNEW79'Lucas DigneAVL90'+2'Ian MaatsenAVL
Team1H2HT
NEW000
AVL112

Who won: Aston Villa 2-0

Aston Villa beat Newcastle United 2-0 on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at St. James' Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendía (19') and Ollie Watkins (88').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 27.8Ollie WatkinsF
  3. 37.7Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  4. 47.2Morgan RogersAM
  5. 56.8Nick PopeG
  6. 66.7Pau TorresCD-L
  7. 76.7Ezri KonsaCD-R
  8. 86.6Matty CashRB
  9. 96.4Youri TielemansLM
  10. 106.3Ian MaatsenLB
  11. 116.2Jadon SanchoAM-R
  12. 126.1Sven BotmanCD-L

Team stats

NEWAVL
7Fouls12
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides0
6Corner Kicks5
6Saves4
60.7Possession39.3
15SHOTS14
4ON GOAL8
0.3On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
447Accurate Passes272
519Passes353
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses5
34Crosses10
0.2Cross %0.5
36Long Balls58
18Accurate Long Balls16
0.5Long Balls %0.3
7Blocked Shots2
15Effective Tackles13
24Tackles21
0.6Tackle %0.6
3Interceptions7
22Effective Clearances29
22Clearances29

Player of the game

Emiliano Martínez

AVL · 4 saves, clean sheet

8.4

Deserved to win

12%
NEW · 0.14 xG
78%
Draw
11%
AVL · 0.13 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Miley.

  4. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    I. Maatsen

  5. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).

  6. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. 90'+1'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

    A. Elanga

  8. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  9. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Onana

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Amadou Onana.

    V. Lindelöf

  10. GOAL88'

    Goal! Header

    O. Watkins · ast L. Digne

    Goal! Newcastle United 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.

    NEW 0 - 2 AVL
  11. 87'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nick Pope.

  12. 87'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Nick Pope (Newcastle United).

  13. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Tonali

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Sandro Tonali.

    J. Willock

  14. 83'

    Offside

    Offside, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley is caught offside.

  15. 82'

    Free kick

    Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nick Pope (Newcastle United).

  16. 80'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  17. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).

  18. 79'

    Yellow card

    Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Digne

  19. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).

  20. 79'

    Free kick won

    Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 78'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  22. 78'

    Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).

  23. 77'

    Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

  24. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Torres

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings replaces Pau Torres.

    T. Mings

  25. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Buendía

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Emiliano Buendía.

    L. Digne

Leaders

NEWAVL
Total Shots
Harvey Barnes
5
Ollie Watkins
4
Accurate Passes
Sven Botman
69
Amadou Onana
29
Saves
Nick Pope
6
Emiliano Martínez
4

Season seriesNEW leads series 3-1-1

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