Aston Villa v Newcastle United, 23 January 2021

Score2-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla 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

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 13 G
Bertrand Traoré 42 G

Goals:

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

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:

Anwar El Ghazi for Ross Barkley 80
Trézéguet for Bertrand Traoré 80
Jacob Ramsey for Jack Grealish 88

Substitutions:

Allan Saint-Maximin for Andy Carroll 71
Ryan Fraser for Javi Manquillo 71
Dwight Gayle for Miguel Almirón 80

Cards:

Cards:

Fabian Schär 26 Y
Andy Carroll 54 Y
Jamaal Lascelles 57 Y

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

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

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.

Comments:

League position: 16th Newcastle United had now lost their first four league games of a year for the first time in their history. The Magpies were now without a win in their last ten games in all competitions (lost eight). They had now failed to score in five of their last six games in the Premier League.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 13 G
Bertrand Traoré 42 G

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

Comments:

League position: 16th Newcastle United had now lost their first four league games of a year for the first time in their history. The Magpies were now without a win in their last ten games in all competitions (lost eight). They had now failed to score in five of their last six games in the Premier League.