NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United prevails over Aston Villa 1-0 after K. Trippier scored just 1 goal (35′). Aston Villa was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who was helped by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Mike Dean. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 63% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newcastle United was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Newcastle United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (Joelinton, D. Burn and J. Shelvey). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards (J. McGinn, D. Luiz, L. Bailey and J. Ramsey).

Standings

After this encounter, Newcastle United will have 21 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will stay with 27 points like Leicester City to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against West Ham United on the 19th of February with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (7 draws).

Aston Villa will play away agasint Norwich City on the 14th of December with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka (6.5), Kieran Trippier (7.6), Fabian Schär (6.8), Dan Burn (6.8), Javier Manquillo (6.9), Joe Willock (7.0), Jonjo Shelvey (6.7), Joelinton (7.0), Ryan Fraser (7.2), Chris Wood (7.2) and Allan Saint-Maximin (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Dwight Gayle, Miguel Almirón, Emil Krafth (6.6), Lucas De Bolle, Jacob Murphy, Sean Longstaff, Paul Dummett (6.2), Bruno Guimarães and Karl Darlow.

Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of P. Dummett (injured) and E. Krafth (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Manquillo for P. Dummett (45′), K. Trippier for E. Krafth (48′) and J. Willock for B. Guimaraes (90′).

Best player: Kieran Trippier​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 24 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Aston Villa – Formation

Also Aston Villa adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez (6.6), Matty Cash (6.8), Calum Chambers (6.6), Tyrone Mings (6.8), Lucas Digne (6.2), John McGinn (7.3), Douglas Luiz (6.6), Jacob Ramsey (7.1), Emiliano Buendía (7.4), Ollie Watkins (6.4) and Philippe Coutinho (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Danny Ings (6.8), Robin Olsen, Tim Iroegbunam, Carney Chukwuemeka (6.4), Ben Chrisene, Ashley Young, Kortney Hause, Leon Bailey (6.7) and Morgan Sanson.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: E. Buendia for L. Bailey (72′), O. Watkins for D. Ings (72′) and J. McGinn for C. Chukwuemeka (85′).

Best player: Emiliano Buendía​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Emiliano Buendía.

His rating is (7.4) with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Burnley – Liverpool – 0-1
• Leicester City – West Ham United – 2-2
• Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 1-0
• Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-2