Aston Villa vs Newcastle United – Insight into Matchday No 31

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Aston Villa followers would have hardly believed the Villains can be in sixth place when Steven Gerrard was sacked in October.

Now, Aston Villa are in pole place to land a spot in Europe for subsequent season beneath the steering of supervisor Unai Emery.

On Saturday, Aston Villa will welcome Newcastle United to Villa Park for the lunchtime kick-off within the Premier League. It’s a top-six conflict between two groups that have been outsiders in current campaigns.

Newcastle will start the weekend in third place. The Magpies are on a five-match profitable streak within the league. Aston Villa are one level forward of seventh-place Brighton. They’re on a four-match profitable streak and seeking to keep unbeaten.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle United: Head-to-Head

Aston Villa and Newcastle United met 54 occasions beforehand within the Premier League. Newcastle lead the head-to-head sequence with the Villains, posting a report of 24W-16D-11L.

Newcastle gained every of the final two matches in opposition to Aston Villa. The Villains have been outscored 5-0 in these two fixtures. Earlier this season, Newcastle romped to a 4-0 win over Aston Villa at St James’ Park. The win got here between Gerrard’s sacking and Emery’s arrival from Villarreal.

Regardless of Newcastle main the head-to-head report in opposition to Villa within the Premier League, they don’t play properly away at Villa Park. Aston Villa are unbeaten of their final 5 house matches versus Newcastle.

Unai Emery vs Eddie Howe

Emery and Howe have managed in opposition to one another 3 times. Emery gained all three matches versus Howe. These video games got here throughout Emery’s stint with Arsenal. In the meantime, Howe was the supervisor of Bournemouth.

Whereas Emery confronted Newcastle simply 3 times in his profession, all three video games ended as wins, Howe managed in opposition to Aston Villa seven occasions. Howe has a report of 5 wins, zero attracts, and two defeats all-time in opposition to Aston Villa.

High aim scorers in Aston Villa vs Newcastle United fixtures

• Jackie Milburn (NUFC) – 10 objectives
• Johnny Dixon (AVFC) – 8 objectives
• Len White (NUFC) – 7 objectives
• Alan Shearer (NUFC) – 7 objectives

Newcastle rebounded from their poor type in February and League Cup loss to Manchester United. The Magpies picked up 15 factors from the final 18 factors accessible and are on a five-match profitable streak.

Aston Villa did barely higher than Newcastle of their final six matches. The Villains picked up 16 factors from the final 18 factors on supply. The defence conceded simply two objectives throughout these six video games. Villa gained every of their final three house matches. In the meantime, Newcastle are on a three-match away win streak.