Newcastle vs Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League

Newcastle United

6': Sandro Tonali
16': Alexander Isak
58': Alexander Isak
77': Callum Wilson
90'+1': Harvey Barnes

FT
5 - 1

Aston Villa

11': Moussa Diaby

Newcastle hit 5 past Aston Villa in opening game rout

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Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali netted on his league debut and striker Alexander Isak added two more goals as the Magpies beat Aston Villa 5-1 in their first game of the new Premier League season at St. James' Park on Saturday.

Match Commentary

6': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 0. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
6': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
11': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Aston Villa 1. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
16': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sven Botman following a set piece situation.
31': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
32': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
45'+9': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+9': Sven Botman (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
45'+12': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1.
45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Leon Bailey.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Aston Villa 1.
48': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Aston Villa 1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces John McGinn.
67': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
77': Goal! Newcastle United 4, Aston Villa 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
86': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Philippe Coutinho replaces Moussa Diaby.
87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jaden Philogene replaces Matty Cash.
90'+1': Goal! Newcastle United 5, Aston Villa 1. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a through ball.
90'+2': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 5, Aston Villa 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,207

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

AVL		NEW
17	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	5
47.4	Possession	52.6
16	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	13
0.4	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
382	Accurate Passes	428
447	Passes	502
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.5
30	Long Balls	42
17	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	7
14	Effective Clearances	12
14	Clearances	12

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
7	Joelinton
8	Sandro Tonali
14	Alexander Isak
10	Anthony Gordon
24	Miguel Almirón

Substitutes:

Valentino Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Sean Longstaff, Matt Targett, Elliot Anderson, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Jamaal Lascelles, Martin Dúbravka.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
12	Lucas Digne
2	Matty Cash
19	Moussa Diaby
6	Douglas Luiz
44	Boubacar Kamara
11	Ollie Watkins
7	John McGinn
31	Leon Bailey