Aston Villa v Newcastle United, 19 April 2025

Score4-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,618

View Aston Villa v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 56 Aston Villa won: 13 Drawn: 16 Newcastle United won: 27 Aston Villa scored: 56 Newcastle United scored: 83 . This was the first time that Aston Villa had scored four or more goals in a game against Newcastle United since a 4-1 victory at Villa Park in the Premier League on 9 February 2008.

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 1 G
Ian Maatsen 64 G
Dan Burn own goal 73 OG
Amadou Onana 75 G

Goals:

Fabian Schär 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Tino Livramento Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Amadou Onana for Marco Asensio 72
Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn 72
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 82
Donyell Malen for Morgan Rogers 82
Marcus Rashford for Ollie Watkins 82

Substitutions:

Anthony Gordon for Jacob Murphy 65
Emil Krafth for Kieran Trippier 76
Joe Willock for Harvey Barnes 76
Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak 76
Matt Targett for Fabian Schär 82

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 88 Y

Cards:

Fabian Schär 13 Y
Joelinton 41 Y
Bruno Guimarães 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Will Osula
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa had now won five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2023 (five). . They scored four or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since a 4-2 home win against Nottingham Forest on 24 February 2024; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Ollie Watkins' opening goal was timed at 33 seconds. It became Villa's quickest goal in the Premier League since John McGinn against Manchester City on 21 April 2021 (20 seconds).

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Newcastle United had now lost three of their last 11 away games in all competitions (won eight). . The Magpies failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023. . This was the first time that they had conceded a goal in the opening minute of a game in the Premier League since 29 January 2019 against Manchester City (24 seconds by Sergio Agüero).

4 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 1 G
Ian Maatsen 64 G
Dan Burn own goal 73 OG
Amadou Onana 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Amadou Onana for Marco Asensio 72
Jacob Ramsey for John McGinn 72
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 82
Donyell Malen for Morgan Rogers 82
Marcus Rashford for Ollie Watkins 82

Cards:

Jacob Ramsey 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 6th . Aston Villa had now won five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2023 (five). . They scored four or more goals in a game in the Premier League for the first time since a 4-2 home win against Nottingham Forest on 24 February 2024; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Ollie Watkins' opening goal was timed at 33 seconds. It became Villa's quickest goal in the Premier League since John McGinn against Manchester City on 21 April 2021 (20 seconds).

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Fabian Schär 18 G

Starting lineup:

Nick Pope Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Tino Livramento Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Harvey Barnes Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Anthony Gordon for Jacob Murphy 65
Emil Krafth for Kieran Trippier 76
Joe Willock for Harvey Barnes 76
Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak 76
Matt Targett for Fabian Schär 82

Cards:

Fabian Schär 13 Y
Joelinton 41 Y
Bruno Guimarães 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Will Osula
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 3rd . Newcastle United had now lost three of their last 11 away games in all competitions (won eight). . The Magpies failed in their attempt to keep a clean sheet in three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023. . This was the first time that they had conceded a goal in the opening minute of a game in the Premier League since 29 January 2019 against Manchester City (24 seconds by Sergio Agüero).