Newcastle United v Aston Villa, 17 October 2026

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,626

View Newcastle United v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 59 Newcastle United won: 27 Drawn: 17 Aston Villa won: 15 Newcastle United scored: 83 Aston Villa scored: 59 . Aston Villa had now won on consecutive visits to St James’ Park in all competitions for the first time since March 1958 (three).

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Matthias Jaissle

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Goals:

Johan Manzambi 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček
Defender Sven Botman
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Starting lineup:

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Johan Manzambi Midfielder
Alysson Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Will Osula for Joe Willock 56
Bazoumana Touré for Matias Fernandez-Pardo 56
Dan Burn for Joelinton 90

Substitutions:

John McGinn for Alysson 46
Ross Barkley for João Gomes 72
Leon Goretzka for Emi Buendía 72
Ibrahim Mbaye for Johan Manzambi 72
Pau Torres for Aaron Wan-Bissaka 77

Cards:

Sven Botman 18 Y
Joelinton 18 Y
Nico González 53 Y
Yoane Wissa 55 Y
Will Osula 78 Y
Malick Thiaw 86 Y

Cards:

João Gomes 25 Y
Alysson 28 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Amar Dedić
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Aladji Bamba
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Sean Steur
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Will Osula

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Forward Brian Madjo
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 11th . Newcastle United had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 1999 (13). . The Magpies had now lost 13 of their 26 games in the Premier League in 2026, the most defeats among those in the division; equal with Tottenham Hotspur (13). . They had now only come back to win one of their last 22 Premier League games in which they trailed at half time. The exception was a 4-3 home win over Leeds United on 7 January 2026, since then they had now lost 11 of 12 games (drawn one).

Comments:

League position: 12th . Aston Villa had now won 21 of their last 40 games in the Premier League (lost 12). . Unai Emery had now won his 100th game in the Premier League (played 197, drawn 44, lost 53): the joint-ninth fastest that a manager had reached the landmark. . Villa had now scored in 32 of their last 46 games in the Premier League.

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Matthias Jaissle

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukáš Horníček
Defender Sven Botman
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Yoane Wissa

Substitutions:

Will Osula for Joe Willock 56
Bazoumana Touré for Matias Fernandez-Pardo 56
Dan Burn for Joelinton 90

Cards:

Sven Botman 18 Y
Joelinton 18 Y
Nico González 53 Y
Yoane Wissa 55 Y
Will Osula 78 Y
Malick Thiaw 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Amar Dedić
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Aladji Bamba
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Sean Steur
Midfielder/Forward Bazoumana Touré
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

League position: 11th . Newcastle United had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since August 1999 (13). . The Magpies had now lost 13 of their 26 games in the Premier League in 2026, the most defeats among those in the division; equal with Tottenham Hotspur (13). . They had now only come back to win one of their last 22 Premier League games in which they trailed at half time. The exception was a 4-3 home win over Leeds United on 7 January 2026, since then they had now lost 11 of 12 games (drawn one).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Johan Manzambi 36 G

Starting lineup:

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
João Gomes Midfielder
Johan Manzambi Midfielder
Alysson Midfielder/Forward
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

John McGinn for Alysson 46
Ross Barkley for João Gomes 72
Leon Goretzka for Emi Buendía 72
Ibrahim Mbaye for Johan Manzambi 72
Pau Torres for Aaron Wan-Bissaka 77

Cards:

João Gomes 25 Y
Alysson 28 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Forward Brian Madjo
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 12th . Aston Villa had now won 21 of their last 40 games in the Premier League (lost 12). . Unai Emery had now won his 100th game in the Premier League (played 197, drawn 44, lost 53): the joint-ninth fastest that a manager had reached the landmark. . Villa had now scored in 32 of their last 46 games in the Premier League.