Newcastle United
1 shot on target
0–1
Full time
Aston Villa
3 shots on target
Newcastle United
0–1
Aston Villa
Premier League | Saturday, 17 October 2026 | Full time
Newcastle United more threatening
Aston Villa more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
49%
Possession
51%
16
Shots
15
1
On target
3
4
Corners
5
Premier League · Matchweek 7 · Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 16:30 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Newcastle United v Aston Villa: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Newcastle United host Aston Villa on Saturday 17 October in the Premier League, matchweek 7. Newcastle United have won two of their last six games. They have scored 10 and conceded 13 in those six games — 1.7 goals a game, 2.2 against.
Aston Villa have won three of their last eight games. They have scored 12 and conceded 14 in those eight games — 1.5 goals a game, 1.8 against.
Harvey Barnes has been Newcastle United's most productive, with one goal and two assists. Johan Manzambi has been Aston Villa's most productive, with two goals and two assists.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 2' Johan Manzambi from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half. Johan Manzambi
- 2' Nico González from Newcastle United commits a foul. Nico González
- 2' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Boubacar Kamara
- 2' Foul committed by Joelinton of Newcastle United. Joelinton
- 3' Alysson from Aston Villa commits a foul. Alysson
- 3' Lewis Hall from Newcastle United wins a free kick on the left wing. Lewis Hall
- 5' Foul committed by Boubacar Kamara of Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara
- 5' Joelinton from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Joelinton
- 7' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. Harvey Barnes
- 8' Newcastle United win a corner after Aaron Wan-Bissaka concedes. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 9' Nicolas Jackson's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Lukás Hornícek in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Alysson. Alysson
- 11' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half. Boubacar Kamara
- 11' Nico González from Newcastle United commits a foul. Nico González
- 12' Matty Cash from Aston Villa commits a foul. Matty Cash
- 12' Joe Willock from Newcastle United wins a free kick on the left wing. Joe Willock
- 14' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Harvey Barnes
- 14' Matty Cash from Aston Villa commits a foul. Matty Cash
- 14' Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half. Emiliano Buendía
- 14' Foul committed by Lewis Miley of Newcastle United. Lewis Miley
- 15' Joe Willock from Newcastle United misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, sending the ball close but to the left. Lewis Hall provided the assist. Lewis Hall
- 16' Matty Cash from Aston Villa misses a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, just to the right of the goal. Johan Manzambi provided the assist. Matty Cash
- 16' Johan Manzambi's left-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Nicolas Jackson. Nicolas Jackson
- 17' Harvey Barnes is caught offside for Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes
- 18' Sven Botman of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Sven Botman
- 18' Joelinton from Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a foul. Joelinton
- 18' Johan Manzambi from Aston Villa is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Johan Manzambi
- 18' Joelinton from Newcastle United commits a foul. Joelinton
- 20' João Gomes from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. João Gomes
- 20' Foul committed by Matias Fernandez-Pardo of Newcastle United. Matías Fernández-Pardo
- 21' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa commits a foul. Boubacar Kamara
- 21' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Harvey Barnes
- 22' Newcastle United win a corner after Victor Lindelöf concedes. Victor Lindelöf
- 23' Yoane Wissa's header from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Harvey Barnes' cross. Yoane Wissa
- 25' Foul committed by João Gomes of Aston Villa. João Gomes
- 25' Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Newcastle United wins a free kick on the right wing. Matías Fernández-Pardo
- 25' João Gomes from Aston Villa receives a yellow card for a foul. João Gomes
- 26' Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked. Yoane Wissa
- 28' Alysson from Aston Villa receives a yellow card. Alysson
- 28' Alysson from Aston Villa is down, but the referee considers it simulation. Alysson
- 29' Aston Villa have been awarded a corner after Sven Botman conceded it. Sven Botman
- 29' Nicolas Jackson's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Johan Manzambi provided the assist. Nicolas Jackson
- 32' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United wins a free kick on the left wing. Harvey Barnes
- 32' Matty Cash from Aston Villa commits a foul. Matty Cash
- 33' Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Malick Thiaw after a set piece situation. Yoane Wissa
- 33' Sven Botman's header from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Lewis Hall's cross for Newcastle United. Lewis Hall
- 35' Harvey Barnes is caught offside for Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes
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36'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Aston Villa takes the lead 1-0 against Newcastle United. Johan Manzambi scores with a header from very close range into the bottom left corner, assisted by João Gomes' cross. João Gomes - 38' Emiliano Buendía's right-footed shot from the center of the box for Aston Villa is blocked. Nicolas Jackson provided the assist. Emiliano Buendía
- 39' Aston Villa wins a corner after Lewis Hall concedes. Lewis Hall
- 41' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa commits a foul. Boubacar Kamara
- 41' Joelinton from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the defensive half. Joelinton
- 42' Aston Villa wins a corner after Lewis Miley concedes. Lewis Miley
- The first half ends with Newcastle United trailing Aston Villa 1-0.
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 2 minutes of added time.
- Half time · Newcastle United 0 Aston Villa 0
- 46' Substitution for Aston Villa: John McGinn comes on for Alysson. Alysson
- 46' The second half begins with Newcastle United trailing Aston Villa 0-1.
- 48' Foul committed by Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 48' Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Newcastle United wins a free kick on the right wing. Matías Fernández-Pardo
- 49' Newcastle United win a corner after Zion Suzuki concedes. Zion Suzuki
- 49' Attempt saved. Sven Botman from Newcastle United has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved in the top right corner by Zion Suzuki of Aston Villa. Sven Botman
- 52' Newcastle United win a corner after Matty Cash concedes. Matty Cash
- 53' John McGinn from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. John McGinn
- 53' Nico González from Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a foul. Nico González
- 53' Nico González from Newcastle United commits a foul. Nico González
- 54' Johan Manzambi's left-footed shot from the right side of the box for Aston Villa is blocked. Johan Manzambi
- 55' Yoane Wissa of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Yoane Wissa
- 55' Zion Suzuki from Aston Villa is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Zion Suzuki
- 55' Foul committed by Yoane Wissa of Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa
- 56' Substitution for Newcastle United: William Osula comes on for Joe Willock. William Osula
- 56' Substitution for Newcastle United: Bazoumana Touré comes on for Matias Fernandez-Pardo. Bazoumana Touré
- 59' Offside for Newcastle United. Bazoumana Touré is caught offside. Bazoumana Touré
- 61' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the attacking half. Boubacar Kamara
- 61' Foul committed by Joelinton of Newcastle United. Joelinton
- 63' Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 63' Foul committed by Bazoumana Touré of Newcastle United. Bazoumana Touré
- 65' Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United heads the ball from the center of the box but it goes too high. The assist was provided by Lewis Miley. Lewis Miley
- 66' Attempt missed. William Osula of Newcastle United heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes to the right. Lewis Miley provided the cross. Lewis Miley
- 67' Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Emiliano Buendía
- 67' Foul committed by Malick Thiaw of Newcastle United. Malick Thiaw
- 68' Attempt missed. Matty Cash from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. He was assisted by Nicolas Jackson after a corner. Nicolas Jackson
- 68' Aston Villa win a corner after Lewis Miley concedes. Lewis Miley
- 69' Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that is blocked. Yoane Wissa
- 69' Harvey Barnes from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Lewis Miley. Lewis Miley
- 72' Substitution for Aston Villa: Ibrahim Mbaye comes on for Johan Manzambi due to an injury. Ibrahim Mbaye
- 72' Substitution for Aston Villa: Ross Barkley comes on for João Gomes. Ross Barkley
- 72' Substitution for Aston Villa: Leon Goretzka comes on for Emiliano Buendía. Leon Goretzka
- 73' Nicolas Jackson's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Ibrahim Mbaye provided the assist. Ibrahim Mbaye
- 74' Aston Villa win a corner after Lukás Hornícek concedes. Lukas Hornicek
- 74' Attempt saved. Ross Barkley from Aston Villa has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek of Newcastle United. Ross Barkley
- 75' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Boubacar Kamara
- 75' Foul committed by Bazoumana Touré of Newcastle United. Bazoumana Touré
- 75' The match is delayed due to an injury to Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 77' Substitution for Aston Villa: Pau Torres comes on for Aaron Wan-Bissaka due to an injury. Pau Torres
- 77' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 78' Pau Torres from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pau Torres
- 78' Foul committed by William Osula of Newcastle United. William Osula
- 78' William Osula of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a bad foul. William Osula
- 78' Leon Goretzka from Aston Villa has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. Leon Goretzka
- 80' Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes close and misses to the right. Joelinton provided the assist. Yoane Wissa
- 83' Ibrahim Mbaye from Aston Villa misses an attempt with a left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left, sending it high and wide to the right. Ross Barkley provided the assist. Ibrahim Mbaye
- 84' Harvey Barnes' left-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Bazoumana Touré. Harvey Barnes
- 85' Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa from Newcastle United takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes close but misses to the right. He was assisted by Harvey Barnes after a quick break. Yoane Wissa
- 85' Ibrahim Mbaye's right-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Ross Barkley provided the assist. Ibrahim Mbaye
- 86' Ibrahim Mbaye from Aston Villa wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ibrahim Mbaye
- 86' Malick Thiaw of Newcastle United receives a yellow card for a foul. Malick Thiaw
- 86' Foul committed by Malick Thiaw of Newcastle United. Malick Thiaw
- 88' Offside called against Newcastle United. William Osula is caught offside. William Osula
- 89' Boubacar Kamara from Aston Villa commits a foul. Boubacar Kamara
- 89' Nico González from Newcastle United wins a free kick in the attacking half. Nico González
- 90' Ibrahim Mbaye from Aston Villa misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it close but to the left. Tyrone Mings provided the assist. Tyrone Mings
- 90' Substitution for Newcastle United: Dan Burn comes on for Joelinton. Joelinton
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1' Nico González from Newcastle United has his right-footed shot from outside the box blocked. The attempt was assisted by William Osula. William Osula
- 90+1' Delay is over. The teams are ready to continue.
- 90+1' Delay in the match at Aston Villa.
- 90+4' Nicolas Jackson's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. John McGinn provided the assist. Nicolas Jackson
- 90+5' Lewis Hall is caught offside for Newcastle United. Lewis Hall
- 90+5' Nico González from Newcastle United has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Harvey Barnes. Harvey Barnes
- The second half ends with Newcastle United losing 0-1 to Aston Villa.
- The match ends with Newcastle United losing 0-1 to Aston Villa.
Expected goals
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
1.30
Expected goals
1.73
what the chances were worth
0.39
On target
1.55
what the shots on target were worth
1.09
From open play
1.72
0.21
From set plays
0.02
Aston Villa created the better chances, 1.73 to 1.30.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Newcastle United on the left, Aston Villa on the right.
The game
49%
Ball possession
51%
113
Total attacks
93
72
Dangerous attacks
41
Attack
16
Shots total
15
1
Shots on target
3
6
Shots off target
4
9
Shots blocked
8
11
Shots inside the box
11
5
Shots outside the box
4
0
Hit the woodwork
1
0
Big chances created
3
0
Big chances missed
2
4
Corners
5
5
Offsides
0
Build-up
401
Passes
432
333
Accurate passes
347
83%
Pass accuracy
80%
28
Crosses
9
4
Accurate crosses
2
17
Dribble attempts
17
5
Successful dribbles
9
21
Throw-ins
10
7
Goal kicks
11
Defence
2
Saves
1
13
Tackles
24
12
Interceptions
9
53
Duels won
53
14
Fouls
11
6
Yellow cards
2
0
Injuries
1
3
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Newcastle United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hall | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 40 | 72 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 6.98 |
| Sven Botman | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0.10 | – | 59 | 78 | 74 | – | – | 1 | 100 | 7.36 |
| Nico González | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.06 | – | 67 | 85 | 80 | – | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6.73 |
| Joelinton | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 35 | 94 | 50 | 1 | – | 2 | 33 | 6.53 |
| Yoane Wissa | 90 | – | – | 7 | – | 0.68 | – | 14 | 71 | 32 | 1 | 1 | – | 64 | 7.06 |
| Harvey Barnes | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | 0.33 | 3 | 20 | 90 | 52 | – | – | – | 43 | 6.79 |
| Malick Thiaw | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 62 | 90 | 77 | – | – | 2 | 50 | 7.44 |
| Lewis Miley | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 39 | 74 | 63 | – | 1 | 1 | 43 | 6.81 |
| Matías Fernández-Pardo | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 78 | 19 | 1 | 1 | – | 44 | 6.33 |
| Joe Willock | 56 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.06 | – | 20 | 100 | 31 | – | 1 | – | 75 | 6.65 |
| William Osula sub | 34 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.08 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6.42 |
| Bazoumana Touré sub | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 | 73 | 27 | – | 2 | – | 30 | 6.50 |
| Dan Burn sub | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 100 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 100 | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Hornicek | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 86 | 6.67 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Cash | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.06 | – | 38 | 82 | 66 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 7.18 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 57 | 84 | 69 | – | – | – | 50 | 7.07 |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 40 | 83 | 52 | – | – | – | 25 | 6.91 |
| Boubacar Kamara | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 86 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 7.37 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 0.63 | 3 | 21 | 71 | 33 | 2 | – | 1 | 22 | 6.80 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 89 | 41 | – | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6.57 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 72 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.22 | – | 36 | 83 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 7.27 |
| João Gomes | 72 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 32 | 88 | 38 | – | 1 | – | 36 | 7.11 |
| Johan Manzambi | 72 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 0.34 | 2 | 24 | 75 | 34 | 1 | – | 1 | 43 | 7.55 |
| Alysson | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 92 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 6.72 |
| John McGinn sub | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 75 | 27 | – | 2 | – | 50 | 6.67 |
| Ross Barkley sub | 18 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 2 | 13 | 75 | 17 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.25 |
| Ibrahim Mbaye sub | 18 | – | – | 3 | – | 0.30 | 1 | 10 | 89 | 22 | 3 | – | 1 | 63 | 6.81 |
| Leon Goretzka sub | 18 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | – | 5 | 80 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 6.65 |
| Pau Torres sub | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 88 | 12 | – | – | – | 50 | 6.67 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Suzuki | 90 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 49 | 61 | 7.14 |
Player cards
Zion Suzuki had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Zion Suzuki
Passing
Premier League | Newcastle United 0-1 Aston Villa | 17 October 2026
30 successful
19 unsuccessful
8
final third passes
49
passes
61%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Newcastle United
WDLWL
| Played | 6 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–2–2 |
| Goals for · against | 10–13 |
Aston Villa
LDLWD
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 3–2–3 |
| Goals for · against | 12–14 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Newcastle United
|
Harvey Barnes
1 goal · 2 assists
|
3 |
|
Lewis Hall
1 goal · 1 assist
|
2 |
|
Anthony Elanga
2 goals
|
2 |
Aston Villa
|
Johan Manzambi
2 goals · 2 assists
|
4 |
|
John McGinn
1 goal · 2 assists
|
3 |
|
Nicolas Jackson
2 goals
|
2 |