Week 25 brings us a match on Feb 13th where Aston Villa will travel to Newcastle upon Tyne to battle Newcastle United in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Newcastle United is fresh off their 3-1 win against Everton. Jamaal Lascelles scored the first goal for Everton on an own goal in the 36th minute, then Mason Holgate tied it up for Newcastle United on an own goal in the 37th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 56th minute on a goal by Ryan Fraser to cap off a wild match. Newcastle United is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Aston Villa, recorded a 3-3 draw against Leeds United. Daniel James scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 9th minute, but Philippe Coutinho got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 30th minute . Aston Villa is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Aug 21st, Aston Villa hosted Newcastle United in their last match together. Aston Villa won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost 42000 fans. Danny Ings struck first for Aston Villa in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Anwar El Ghazi added another in the 62nd minute on a penalty kick In the end, Newcastle United couldn’t muster any offence and Aston Villa ran away with the shutout win.
Aston Villa’s most prolific scorer has been Jacob Ramsey. The English midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Allan Saint-Maximin has been the most effective weapon for Newcastle United lately. The French midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Joelinton, Matt Ritchie, Federico Fernández, Callum Wilson, Dan Burn, Jamal Lewis, Isaac Hayden and Paul Dummett are unavailable to play for Eddie Howe’s team, while Steven Gerrard’s squad will be without Marvelous Nakamba.