Newcastle United 0-2 Aston Villa: Stats & xG – Jan 25, 2026

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Premier League ·Sun 25 Jan

Newcastle United

0–2

HT 0–1

Full time

Aston Villa

St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne · Ref: Jarred Gillett

Commentary

90+5'

H. Barnes

Attempt blocked. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

90+1'

A. Elanga

Attempt missed. A. Elanga (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.

90'

H. Barnes

Attempt blocked. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

90'

I. Maatsen

Yellow card for I. Maatsen (Aston Villa).

89'

A. Onana

Substitution, Aston Villa: V. Lindelöf comes on for A. Onana.

88'

O. Watkins

Goal! Newcastle United 0-2 Aston Villa. O. Watkins (Aston Villa) scores.

87'

O. Watkins

Attempt saved. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

84'

S. Tonali

Substitution, Newcastle United: J. Willock comes on for S. Tonali.

82'

M. Rogers

Attempt saved. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.

79'

L. Digne

Yellow card for L. Digne (Aston Villa).

75'

P. Torres

Substitution, Aston Villa: T. Mings comes on for P. Torres.

75'

E. Buendía

Substitution, Aston Villa: L. Digne comes on for E. Buendía.

74'

Y. Tielemans

Substitution, Aston Villa: L. Bogarde comes on for Y. Tielemans.

66'

S. Botman

Attempt saved. S. Botman (Newcastle United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.

63'

A. Gordon

Substitution, Newcastle United: A. Elanga comes on for A. Gordon.

62'

P. Torres

Attempt missed. P. Torres (Aston Villa), header from a corner. xG 0.11.

62'

Y. Wissa

Substitution, Newcastle United: N. Woltemade comes on for Y. Wissa.

61'

L. Bailey

Attempt blocked. L. Bailey (Aston Villa), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.

59'

S. Tonali

Attempt blocked. S. Tonali (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

59'

S. Tonali

Attempt blocked. S. Tonali (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

59'

J. Sancho

Substitution, Aston Villa: L. Bailey comes on for J. Sancho.

58'

J. Ramsey

Attempt missed. J. Ramsey (Newcastle United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.

56'

M. Rogers

Attempt saved. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

55'

H. Barnes

Attempt missed. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.45.

55'

A. Gordon

Attempt missed. A. Gordon (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.53.

51'

H. Barnes

Attempt blocked. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

48'

Joelinton

Substitution, Newcastle United: J. Ramsey comes on for Joelinton.

46'

H. Barnes

Attempt blocked. H. Barnes (Newcastle United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.

46'

The second half is under way.

45+5'

Y. Wissa

Attempt saved. Y. Wissa (Newcastle United), header. xG 0.05.

42'

Joelinton

Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

42'

L. Miley

Attempt saved. L. Miley (Newcastle United), header. xG 0.18.

41'

E. Buendía

Attempt missed. E. Buendía (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

33'

E. Buendía

Attempt saved. E. Buendía (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

27'

Joelinton

Yellow card for Joelinton (Newcastle United).

24'

M. Cash

Attempt blocked. M. Cash (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

19'

E. Buendía

Goal! Newcastle United 0-1 Aston Villa. E. Buendía (Aston Villa) scores.

14'

O. Watkins

Attempt missed. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

13'

P. Torres

Attempt missed. P. Torres (Aston Villa), header from a corner. xG 0.10.

12'

O. Watkins

Attempt saved. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.

E. Buendía

Attempt saved. E. Buendía (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

S. Tonali

Attempt saved. S. Tonali (Newcastle United), left-footed shot. xG 0.54.

Kick-off: Newcastle United vs Aston Villa.

Player of the match

Match events

19' ⚽ E. Buendía0–1

27' Joelinton

48' 🔁 J. Ramsey ◂ Joelinton

59' 🔁 L. Bailey ◂ J. Sancho

62' 🔁 N. Woltemade ◂ Y. Wissa

63' 🔁 A. Elanga ◂ A. Gordon

74' 🔁 L. Bogarde ◂ Y. Tielemans

75' 🔁 L. Digne ◂ E. Buendía

75' 🔁 T. Mings ◂ P. Torres

79' L. Digne

84' 🔁 J. Willock ◂ S. Tonali

88' ⚽ O. Watkins0–2

89' 🔁 V. Lindelöf ◂ A. Onana

90' I. Maatsen

Coaches

Eddie Howe

Unai Emery

Recent form

Newcastle United

WHPSV Eindhoven3-0

DAWolverhampton0-0

LHManchester City0-2

DHBournemouth3-3

WHLeeds United4-3

Aston Villa

WAFenerbahçe1-0

LHEverton0-1

WATottenham Hotspur2-1

DACrystal Palace0-0

WHNottingham Forest3-1

Match facts

Stadium

St James' Park

City

Newcastle upon Tyne

Referee

Jarred Gillett

4.16 yellows/match · 38 matches

Kickoff

25 Jan, 14:00 UTC

Competition

Premier League

Top stats

61%Possession39%

2.18Expected goals (xG)1.16

15Total shots14

4Shots on target8

3Big chances2

6Corners5

Shots

4Shots off target4

7Blocked shots2

9Shots inside box7

6Shots outside box7

0Big chances scored1

3Big chances missed1

-0.2Goals prevented1.31

Attack

24Touches in box26

79Final third entries58

2Offsides0

12Free kicks7

0Fouled in final third1

Passing

519Passes353

447Accurate passes272

18/36 (50%)Long balls16/58 (28%)

6/34 (18%)Crosses5/10 (50%)

14Throw-ins12

Duels

57Duels43

48/81 (59%)Ground duels33/81 (41%)

18/34 (53%)Aerial duels16/34 (47%)

13/18 (72%)Dribbles6/21 (29%)

16Dispossessed9

Defending

24Tackles21

63Tackles won62

3Interceptions7

22Clearances29

70Recoveries66

Discipline

7Fouls12

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

6Saves4

3Big saves0

8Goal kicks12

0Punches1

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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