Newcastle vs Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League

45'+6': Callum Wilson (P)
56': Callum Wilson
59': Joelinton
67': Miguel Almirón

FT
4 - 0

Saudi-owned Newcastle thrashes Villa 4-0, cements top-4 spot

— Saudi-owned Newcastle cemented its place in the English Premier League top four with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
35': Substitution, Aston Villa. Robin Olsen replaces Emiliano Martínez because of an injury.
45'+5': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
45'+6': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
45'+11': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0.
56': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.
59': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 0. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Leon Bailey.
61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
65': Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Goal! Newcastle United 4, Aston Villa 0. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
69': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Leander Dendoncker.
69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Matty Cash.
71': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Joe Willock.
71': Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Sven Botman.
82': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Fabian Schär.
83': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Bruno Guimarães.
86': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Miguel Almirón.
86': Substitution, Newcastle United. Chris Wood replaces Callum Wilson.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,233

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+57	Arsenal	35	80	5
+50	Manchester City	34	79	3
+41	Liverpool	35	75	4
+21	Aston Villa	35	67	8

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		NEW
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Line-Ups

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
28	Joe Willock
36	Sean Longstaff
9	Callum Wilson
7	Joelinton
24	Miguel Almirón

Substitutes:

Loris Karius, Allan Saint-Maximin, Jonjo Shelvey, Jamaal Lascelles, Chris Wood, Matt Targett, Ryan Fraser, Jacob Murphy, Javier Manquillo.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
18	Ashley Young
2	Matty Cash
10	Emiliano Buendía
6	Douglas Luiz
32	Leander Dendoncker
9	Danny Ings
31	Leon Bailey
11	Ollie Watkins