Our Aston Villa vs Newcastle prediction has a full match preview, but we've pulled out some key stats and tips for the match below:
Predicted Final Score: Aston Villa 3 - 2 Newcastle
- Last 5 meetings between these two teams have seen 21 goals
- Villa beat Newcastle 4-1 last time they met
- Newcastle have only one win at Villa Park since 2013
Aston Villa Key Player Stats
All stats are based off the last 10 competitive games played by Aston Villa
Goals: Watkins (0.30), Tielemans (0.25), Konsa (0.20)
Total Shots: Tielemans (1.75), Rogers (1.4), McGinn (1.2)
Shots On Target: Bailey (1), Tielemans (0.63), Watkins (0.6)
Fouls: Kamara (1.6), Cash (1.2), Rogers (0.9)
Tackles: Cash (2.3), Onana (2), Tielemans (1.88)
Yellow Cards: Rogers (0.2), McGinn (0.2), Cash (0.2)
Newcastle Key Player Stats
All stats are based off the last 10 competitive games played by Newcastle United
Goals: Isak (0.44), Barnes (0.4), Tonali (0.3)
Total Shots: Isak (3.33), Barnes (3), Schar (1.9)
Shots On Target: Isak (1.33), Barnes (0.8), Guimaraes (0.7)
Fouls: Guimaraes (2.2), Joelinton (1.4), Schar (1.3)
Tackles: Trippier (2.75), Guimaraes (2.6), Joelinton (1.4)
Yellow Cards: Schar (0.4), Guimaraes (0.3), Burn (0.3)
Aston Villa Team News
With a relatively unchanged squad, competition is high for places.
New signing Marco Bizot (signed from Brest) will start in goal in place of the suspended Emi Martinez.
We expect an attack of McGinn, Rogers, Malen & Watkins, although there are doubts over Rogers' fitness. Bailey will also be pushing for a start.
Newcastle Team News
Anthony Gordon has a knock, but is expected to be fit enough to start and should lead the attack in the absence of Isak.
We could see a return of 4-3-3, with the most likely midfield trio being Joelinton, Bruno & Tonali, sitting behind an attack of Gordon, Barnes & Elanga. Jacob Murphy finished last season in good form but may find himself pushed to the bench.
