Aston Villa v Newcastle United, 23 January 2021
| Score | 2-0 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Simon Hooper |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
View Aston Villa v Newcastle United head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier League Head to Head
Played: 47
Aston Villa won: 10
Drawn: 15
Newcastle United won: 22
Aston Villa scored: 44
Newcastle United scored: 65
Aston Villa had now won two of the last 15 league meetings (lost six).
2 Aston Villa
Manager: Dean Smith
Goals:
| Ollie Watkins | 13 |
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| Bertrand Traoré | 42 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Emiliano Martínez
Defender
Tyrone Mings
Defender
Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Midfielder
Ross Barkley
Midfielder
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward
Bertrand Traoré
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Substitutions:
| Anwar El Ghazi for Ross Barkley | 80 |
| Trézéguet for Bertrand Traoré | 80 |
| Jacob Ramsey for Jack Grealish | 88 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tom Heaton
Defender
Björn Engels
Defender
Frederic Guilbert
Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor
Midfielder
Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder
Trézéguet
Forward
Keinan Davis
Comments:
League position: 8th Aston Villa had now won all nine games so far in this Premier League season when they had scored the opening goal. Villa had now kept a clean sheet in three consecutive home games in the same Premier League season for the first time since December 2012. They avoided losing their opening three league games of a year for the first time since 2001.0 Newcastle United
Manager: Steve Bruce
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Karl Darlow
Goalkeeper
Jamaal Lascelles
Defender
Javi Manquillo
Defender
Fabian Schär
Defender
Isaac Hayden
Defender/Midfielder
Jamal Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder
Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward
Andy Carroll
Forward
Callum Wilson
Forward
Substitutions:
| Allan Saint-Maximin for Andy Carroll | 71 |
| Ryan Fraser for Javi Manquillo | 71 |
| Dwight Gayle for Miguel Almirón | 80 |
Cards:
| Fabian Schär | 26 | Y |
| Andy Carroll | 54 | Y |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 57 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Martin Dúbravka
Defender
Emil Krafth
Midfielder
Ryan Fraser
Midfielder
Matty Longstaff
Midfielder
Jacob Murphy
Midfielder
Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward
Allan Saint-Maximin
Forward
Dwight Gayle