Newcastle United vs Aston Villa – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Newcastle United
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Aston Villa defeated Newcastle United 1–0 on 17 October 2026 at St. James' Park in Premier League.
Lineups
Newcastle United: (4-2-3-1) Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Nico González, Joelinton, Yoane Wissa, Harvey Barnes, Malick Thiaw, Matías Fernández-Pardo, Lukas Hornicek, Joe Willock, Lewis Miley.
Aston Villa: (4-2-3-1) Zion Suzuki, Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, João Gomes, Johan Manzambi, Alysson.
Substitutions
Newcastle United: William Osula for Joe Willock, Bazoumana Touré for Matías Fernández-Pardo, Dan Burn for Joelinton.
Aston Villa: John McGinn for Alysson, Ross Barkley for João Gomes, Leon Goretzka for Emiliano Buendía, Ibrahim Mbaye for Johan Manzambi, Pau Torres for Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Sidelined players
Newcastle United: Tino Livramento.
Aston Villa: Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen, Modou Kéba Cissé.
Match statistics
Newcastle United had 49% of the possession, compared with 51% for Aston Villa.
Newcastle United registered 16 shots, with 1 on target. Aston Villa had 15 shots, with 3 on target.
Newcastle United won 4 corners, while Aston Villa won 5.
Top players
Newcastle United: Malick Thiaw was the highest-rated player (7.4), Sven Botman had 1 shot on target, and Lewis Miley created 3 chances.
Aston Villa: Johan Manzambi scored 1 goal, João Gomes provided 1 assist, and Boubacar Kamara was the highest-rated player (7.4).