Aston Villa vs Newcastle 2025-26 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
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Newcastle knock Aston Villa out of FA Cup after Marco Bizot red card
Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle overcame a raft of baffling refereeing decisions by Chris Kavanagh to beat 10-man Aston Villa 3-1.
Match Commentary
- 4': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 25': Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Marco Bizot (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
- 45'+4': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez replaces Leon Bailey.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 52': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 1. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Gordon replaces William Osula.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Tammy Abraham.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ross Barkley.
- 76': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 2. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 88': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 90': Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Newcastle United 3.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,101
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,101
Statistics
 NEW |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 57.2 | Possession | 42.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 406 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 476 | Passes | 362 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 18 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 21 | Clearances | 24 |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK)  |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 12 | Lucas Digne  |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 3 | Lewis Hall |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 27 | Nick Woltemade |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 18 | William Osula |
| 11 | Harvey Barnes |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
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