Newcastle United obliterates Aston Villa 5-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United obliterates Aston Villa 5-1 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Newcastle United obliterates Aston Villa 5-1 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United crushes Aston Villa 5-1 with goals of Sandro Tonali (6′), Alexander Isak (16′), Alexander Isak (58′), Callum Wilson (77′) and Harvey Barnes (90′). On the other side, Aston Villa scored with ​Moussa Diaby (11′).

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 52,207 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Madley with the assistance of Richard West and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.91 degrees Celsius or 66.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Newcastle United

5 - 1

Team 1

Aston Villa

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 17 Total 16
  • 13 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 82 Attack 106
  • 40 Dangerous attack 41
  • 65 Ball safe 69
  • 17 Free Kicks 14
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 18
  • 4 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Newcastle United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Newcastle United was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Newcastle United shot 17 times, 13 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards (Sven Botman, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimarães and Sandro Tonali). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards (Douglas Luiz, Lucas Digne, Emiliano Martínez and Matty Cash).

Match Timeline

Sandro Tonali (goal)
6'
10'
Douglas Luiz- Yellow
11'
Moussa Diaby(goal)
Alexander Isak(goal)
16'
31'
Pau Torres- sub ->Tyrone Mings
32'
Lucas Digne- Yellow
Sven Botman - Yellow
45'
45'
Emiliano Martínez- Yellow
46'
Youri Tielemans- sub ->Leon Bailey
48'
Matty Cash- Yellow
Anthony Gordon- Yellow
53'
Alexander Isak(goal)
58'
64'
Diego Carlos- sub ->John McGinn
Bruno Guimarães- Yellow
67'
Harvey Barnes - sub ->Anthony Gordon
68'
Callum Wilson - sub ->Alexander Isak
68'
Callum Wilson (goal)Harvey Barnes
77'
Sean Longstaff- sub ->Bruno Guimarães
85'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Miguel Almirón
86'
87'
87'
Harvey Barnes (goal)Jacob Murphy
90'
Sandro Tonali - Yellow
90'
Elliot Anderson- sub ->Sandro Tonali
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this match, Newcastle United has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa stays with 0 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will host Crystal Palace on the 21st of October with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).

Aston Villa will host West Ham United on the 21st of October with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope  22.England
7.0
D
Kieran Trippier  2.England
7.5
D
Sven Botman  4.Netherlands
7.7
45'
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
7.0
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.1
M
Joelinton  7.Brazil
7.0
M
Sandro Tonali  8.Italy
7.7
90' 90' Goals6'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
7.0
85' 67'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
7.8
68' 53'
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
8.2
68' Goals16', 58'
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
7.7
86'
Substitutes
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
D
Jamaal Lascelles  6.England
D
Matt Targett 13.England
D
Tino Livramento  21.England
M
Harvey Barnes  15.England
7.5
68' Goals90'
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
86'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
90'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
6.4
85'
F
Callum Wilson  9.England
7.5
68' Goals77'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (7.0), Kieran Trippier (7.5), Fabian Schär (7.0), Sven Botman (7.7), Dan Burn (7.1), Sandro Tonali (7.7), Bruno Guimarães (7.0), Joelinton (7.0), Miguel Almirón (7.7), Alexander Isak (8.2) and Anthony Gordon (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson (7.5), Matt Targett, Harvey Barnes (7.5), Valentino Livramento, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson and Sean Longstaff (6.4).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Anthony Gordon for Harvey Barnes (68′), Alexander Isak for Callum Wilson (68′), Bruno Guimarães for Sean Longstaff (85′), Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy (86′) and Sandro Tonali for Elliot Anderson (90′).

Best player: Alexander Isak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Alexander Isak.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
7.5
45'
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.3
87' 48'
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
6.0
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
6.8
31'
D
Lucas Digne 12.France
6.4
32'
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
7.0
10'
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
6.3
64'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.7
87' Goals11'
M
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
6.4
46'
M
Boubacar Kamara 44.France
6.4
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
8.1
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Diego Carlos 3.Brazil
7.0
64'
D
Pau Torres 14.Spain
6.7
31'
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
M
Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium
6.3
46'
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
6.7
87'
M
J. Philogene 33.England
87'
M
O. Kellyman 71.England
F
Cameron Archer 35.England

Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.5), Matty Cash (6.3), Ezri Konsa (6.0), Tyrone Mings (6.8), Lucas Digne (6.4), Boubacar Kamara (6.4), Douglas Luiz (7.0), Leon Bailey (6.4), Moussa Diaby (7.7), John McGinn (6.3) and Ollie Watkins (8.1).

They had on the bench: Diego Carlos (7.0), Youri Tielemans (6.3), Pau Torres (6.7), Calum Chambers, Philippe Coutinho (6.7), Robin Olsen, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Cameron Archer and Omari Kellyman.

Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Diego Carlos (injured).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 5 changes: Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres (31′), Leon Bailey for Youri Tielemans (46′), John McGinn for Diego Carlos (64′), Matty Cash for Jaden Philogene-Bidace (87′) and Moussa Diaby for Philippe Coutinho (87′).

Best player: Ollie Watkins​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Ollie Watkins.

His rating is (8.1) with 13 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​