Aston Villa v Newcastle result

Full-time · Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle

Premier League · Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:00 GMT · Villa Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle — Aston Villa won this Premier League match.

Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Viking, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Newcastle: Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle · Premier League
Venue: Villa Park · Birmingham
Referee: S. Hooper
Head-to-head (last 2): Aston Villa 1 · draws 1 · Newcastle 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Aston Villa 1W 1D 3L · Newcastle 0W 1D 4L

Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 0.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 2.4

Corners

against 8 / 7.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.4 / 2.8

Shots on target

against 6.6 / 5.6 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 2.4

Cards

against 1.6 / 1.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.22 yellows

Referee · S. Hooper

1.33 home / 1.89 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 January 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aston Villa for / against	Line	Newcastle for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	2.4 for · 7.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 15.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.4 for · 17.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	6.4 for · 6.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.8 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.8 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.2 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Hooper — 3.22 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.33 to the home side, 1.89 to the away side).

Home 1.33Away 1.89

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Grealish n 8	90	1.9 8/6	5 8/8	—
M. Nakamba n 8	49.1	1.8 5/1	1.4 5/1	—
M. Cash n 8	89.8	1.6 6/3	1.3 4/3	C. Wilson
J. Ramsey n 8	38.4	1.5 2/2	1.2 3/1	—
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	51.4	1.3 4/2	0.9 3/1	—

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. El Ghazi n 8	60.6	3.9 6/4	3 6/3
O. Watkins n 8	90	2.5 8/5	1.1 5/2
B. Traoré n 8	67.5	2.2 6/5	1.2 6/1
R. Barkley n 8	76.6	1.9 7/3	1 6/1
J. Ramsey n 8	38.4	1.8 4/2	0.9 2/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. El Ghazi n 8	60.6	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
B. Traoré n 8	67.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
R. Barkley n 8	76.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Grealish n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Cash n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Nakamba n 8	49.1	2.5 4/2
M. Targett n 8	88.1	2.4 7/5
J. McGinn n 8	90	2.1 8/5
M. Cash n 8	89.8	2 7/5
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	51.4	1.5 5/2

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 8	90	4.5 6/6

Newcastle

Newcastle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Wilson n 8	90	1.9 7/5	2.1 8/4	M. Cash
F. Schär n 8	73.3	1.4 7/2	1.4 4/2	—
Joelinton n 8	71.4	1.4 5/3	1.1 3/2	—
A. Carroll n 8	31.9	1.4 2/1	2.8 5/1	—
S. Longstaff n 8	93.8	1.3 8/2	1.3 8/3	—

Newcastle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Carroll n 8	31.9	3.2 5/2	1.1 2/1
D. Gayle n 8	30.5	2.2 3/2	1.1 2/1
J. Murphy n 8	56.1	1.8 5/3	0.8 3/1
C. Wilson n 8	90	1.5 5/4	0.8 4/2
Joelinton n 8	71.4	0.9 5/1	0.3 2/0

Newcastle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Gayle n 8	30.5	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
A. Carroll n 8	31.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Ryan Fraser n 8	40.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
C. Wilson n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Hendrick n 8	76.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Newcastle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Lewis n 8	67.8	2.3 5/4
P. Dummett n 8	80.6	2 6/6
S. Longstaff n 8	93.8	1.9 6/3
I. Hayden n 8	88.1	1.9 7/4
F. Fernández n 8	82.8	1.9 4/3

Newcastle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Darlow n 8	90	3.5 7/7
M. Dúbravka n 8	93.8	3.4 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Aston Villa		Newcastle
59%	Possession	41%
14	Shots	7
5	Shots on target	1
6	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	4
1	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	18
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
567	Passes	369
88%	Pass accuracy	78%

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Cash	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	7.2
E. Konsa	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.7
T. Mings	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.2
M. Targett	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	8.2
Douglas Luiz	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	6.3
M. Nakamba	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.2
O. Watkins	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	7.5
J. Grealish	88	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.3
B. Traoré	80	1	0	1	1	1	1	7.7
R. Barkley	80	0	0	2	0	2	0	6.9
Trézéguet sub	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	6
A. El Ghazi sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
J. Ramsey sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	–

Newcastle player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Darlow	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
I. Hayden	90	0	0	0	7	0	7.2
J. Lascelles	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
F. Schär	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
J. Shelvey	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
J. Hendrick	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
C. Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Almirón	81	1	1	2	3	0	7.5
Javier Manquillo	71	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
A. Carroll	71	2	0	0	0	Y	6.6
A. Saint-Maximin sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Ryan Fraser sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Gayle sub	9	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aston Villa v Newcastle — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Aston VillaWDLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

NewcastleDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Aston Villa 1 · 1 draw · Newcastle 0 · 2 goals/game

2020-06-24 Newcastle 1–1 Aston Villa
2019-11-25 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aston Villa#11 pos55 pts38 pl+9 GD

Newcastle#12 pos45 pts38 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Aston Villa scored1.45

Newcastle scored1.21

Aston Villa conceded1.21

Newcastle conceded1.63

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What is the head-to-head record between Aston Villa and Newcastle?: In their last 2 meetings, Aston Villa won 1, Newcastle won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aston Villa and Newcastle?: Recent form — Aston Villa 1W 1D 3L; Newcastle 0W 1D 4L.

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