Team Analysis
Newcastle vs Aston Villa
Newcastle are ranked 8th in the league table with 26 points so far, 5 points behind the UEFA Champions League zone, so the team are eager for more points to compete for the Champions League spot for the next season. Besides, this is their final home game, and the players are motivated.
Newcastle's major center-forward Alexander Isak is in red-hot form. He scored a hat-trick in the last league game, which was his first hat-trick in the premier League, and was named the Player of the Match. He has scored 10 goals in 15 league appearances so far, ranking 4th in the scorer list.
Newcastle's major right winger Jacob Murphy scored a goal in the last round of the league, and made an assist to help Alexander Isak in scoring a goal. He gave 3 goals and 3 assists in the last 3 league games, with a stunning offensive performance.
Newcastle won over Ipswich Town F.C. 4-0 in the last league game away from home, making it 3 official wins in a row, and the players are motivated.
Newcastle scored 16 goals in the last 5 official games, averaging more than 3 goals per game, with a strong offense.
Newcastle grabbed 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 official games, a win rate of 60%, which reveals their reliable home ability.
Newcastle grabbed 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 encounters, and even won all of their 3 home games, being at an advantage.
Newcastle won 7 of the last 10 official games in AH with good ability.
Newcastle conceded 8 goals in the last 5 official games, averaging 1.6 goals per game. They still need to improve the defensive end.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa's major left winger Morgan Rogers was very active on the left side of the field in the last round of the league with a pass and 3 successful crosses, delivering 2 key passes and creating 1 great chance.
Aston Villa's center-forward Jhon Duran started in the last league game and scored first for the team at the 16th minute. He kept scoring in 4 consecutive official games. With his recent excellent performances, he has replaced Ollie Watkins as the regular starting center-forward in recent league games.
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 in the last league game at home and got back to the winning ways. They won 4 of the last 5 official games with good form.
Aston Villa scored 10 goals in the last 5 official games, averaging 2 goals per game, with a reliable offense. They scored in every game.
Aston Villa won only 3 of the last 10 official games in AH with a poor trend.
Aston Villa received 1 win and 5 losses in the last 6 official games on away field with terrible performances. They are currently on a 4-game losing streak on away field in the league.
Aston Villa conceded 16 goals in 8 league games away from home so far, averaging 2 goals per game, with serious problems at the back. They conceded goals in every game.
Tips
In-form Newcastle are on a 3-game winning streak recently.
They have a strong offense and good home ability, but there are problems at the back end.
Aston Villa are also in good form recently, and they even beat tough Manchester City in the last league game.
However, they are on a 4-game losing streak on away field in the league with terrible performances.
Newcastle were superior in H2H records obviously, and they are backed by the bookmakers in this game.
Thus, we can expect more from Newcastle.
Ange Postecoglou insisted his controversial cupped ear celebration to Tottenham fans in a 1-0 loss at Chelsea had been misinterpreted on another bad night for the Australian.Spurs slipped to a 16th defeat in the Premier League this season thanks to a 50th-minute header by Enzo Fernandez, but it only told half the story of a typically frenzied London derby.VAR was required to rule out a fine strike...
Chelsea climbed back into the Premier League’s top four as Enzo Fernandez’s header early in the second half earned a 1-0 derby win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.Enzo Maresca’s side were under pressure after limping into the international break playing football that had ceased to excite home fans, but they largely had the better of a disappointing Spurs team that failed to tak...
David Moyes believes James Tarkowski was lucky to avoid a red card for his reckless challenge on Alexis Mac Allister as Everton were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool on a controversial night at Anfield.Diogo Jota’s 57th-minute goal, which Moyes claimed should have been ruled out for offside, gave Liverpool a 100th derby win and moved them a step closer to the Premier League title, but both sides were...
Jack Grealish dedicated his goal to his late brother after scoring in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Leicester on Wednesday.The England international hit his first Premier League goal for 16 months, on his first start in the competition since last December, as City moved back into fourth with a comfortable success at the Etihad Stadium.It came on the 25th anniversary of...
David Moyes bemoaned an “offside” goal that gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Everton – but admitted James Tarkowski was lucky to avoid an early red card on a controversial night at Anfield.Diogo Jota’s 57th-minute goal gave Liverpool a 100th derby win and moved them a step closer to the Premier League title, but both sides were left unhappy with decisions from referee Sam Barr...
Eddie Howe hailed Sandro Tonali’s shooting power after seeing him cap a fine display with a stunning winner to edge Newcastle into the race for Champions League qualification.The 24-year-old Italy international brought an incident-packed encounter to a fitting conclusion with a 74th-minute piledriver which beat goalkeeper Mark Flekken from an improbable angle to hand the Magpies a precious 2...
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery believes Marcus Rashford is “progressively getting better” in all aspects of his game following his first Premier League goal for the club.The on-loan Manchester United forward set Villa on course for a comprehensive 3-0 win over fellow European hopefuls Brighton with a 51st-minute finish at the Amex Stadium.Rashford’s milestone strike came three days ...
Southampton boss Ivan Juric vowed to keep fighting as relegation moved sharply into focus after Crystal Palace denied them only a third Premier League win of the season.Substitute Matheus Franca’s stoppage-time header, to secure a 1-1 draw for the Eagles, means Saints will be down at the weekend if they lose at Tottenham and Wolves beat Ipswich.If relegation is confirmed on Sunday, Southampt...
Derby boss John Eustace insists his side are reaping the rewards for the hard work they have put in since he was appointed as manager after the Rams earned a 2-0 win over Preston to climb out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone.Derby came out firing after a lacklustre opening period and Craig Forsyth coolly slotted the hosts in front with his fourth goal of the season.The Rams doubled thei...
Notts County manager Stuart Maynard hailed a “massive” three points as his side comfortably saw off MK Dons at Meadow Lane to maintain their promotion challenge.Two stunning strikes from David McGoldrick and Will Jarvis from the edge of the box, either side of Nick Tsaroulla’s close-range effort, earned County a convincing 3-0 win.“I think every three points is massive now,...
- 1 Hot WAG flaunts 'astonishing' washboard abs in bikini
- 2 Danny Rohl hails Sheffield Wednesday resilience in draw at Cardiff
- 3 Alfie May double sends Birmingham step closer to Championship
- 4 Marcus Rashford scores first Premier League goal for Villa in win at Brighton
- 5 Ryan Lowe and Conor Hourihane felt team deserved more as Wigan and Barnsley draw
- 6 Mat Sadler hails Taylor Allen set-piece skills after Walsall snatch draw
- 7 Chris Davies says Alfie May’s goal drought never concerned him
- 8 Football fan 'eats' raw pig's head in ultimate insult
- 9 Marcus Rashford still looking to improve after firing Villa into FA Cup semis
- 10 Chelsea prepare €70m for Barcelona defender