Aston Villa vs Newcastle 2022-23 English Premier League

11': Jacob Ramsey
64': Ollie Watkins
83': Ollie Watkins

FT
3 - 0

Watkins scores 2 more, Villa beats Newcastle 3-0 in EPL

— Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins proved too hot to handle for the best defense in the Premier League as he scored two goals and set up another in a 3-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday.

Match Commentary

11': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
22': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Jacob Murphy.
56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Anthony Gordon.
64': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.
68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joe Willock.
80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Joelinton.
83': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Calum Chambers replaces Jacob Ramsey because of an injury.
90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
90'+3': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Newcastle United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,055

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	36	65	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

NEW		AVL
15	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	2
48	Possession	52
8	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
283	Accurate Passes	309
362	Passes	395
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.1
45	Long Balls	65
16	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	6
13	Effective Clearances	14
13	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
15	Álex Moreno
18	Ashley Young
10	Emiliano Buendía
6	Douglas Luiz
32	Leander Dendoncker
11	Ollie Watkins
41	Jacob Ramsey
7	John McGinn

Substitutes:

Sebastian Revan, Bertrand Traoré, Travis Patterson, Calum Chambers, Diego Carlos, Jhon Durán, Viljami Sinisalo, Robin Olsen, Lucas Digne.

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
4	Sven Botman
5	Fabian Schär
33	Dan Burn
2	Kieran Trippier
39	Bruno Guimarães
7	Joelinton
28	Joe Willock
14	Alexander Isak
8	Anthony Gordon
23	Jacob Murphy