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Newcastle United vs Aston Villa - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 1

Premier League - Gameweek 1

Saturday, 12 Aug 2023 • 17:30

Newcastle United

5 : 1

Aston Villa

Goals

Sandro Tonali
1 : 0
6'
6'Sandro Tonali
1 : 0
11'
1 : 1
Moussa Diaby
1 : 1
Moussa Diaby11'
Alexander Isak
2 : 1
16'
16'Alexander Isak
2 : 1
Alexander Isak
3 : 1
58'
58'Alexander Isak
3 : 1
Callum Wilson
4 : 1
77'
77'Callum Wilson
4 : 1
Harvey Barnes
5 : 1
90'
90'Harvey Barnes
5 : 1

Lineups

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Nick Pope
DEF
Kieran Trippier
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Sven Botman
DEF
Dan Burn
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Miguel Almirón
FWD
Joelinton
FWD
Alexander Isak
FWD
Anthony Gordon

Substitutes

68'Callum Wilson
for Alexander Isak
68'Harvey Barnes
for Anthony Gordon
85'Sean Longstafffor Bruno Guimarães
86'Jacob Murphyfor Miguel Almirón
90'Elliott Andersonfor Sandro Tonali

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Tyrone Mings
DEF
Lucas Digne
DEF
Boubacar Kamara
MID
Douglas Luiz
MID
Leon Bailey
MID
John McGinn
FWD
Moussa Diaby
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

31'Pau Torresfor Tyrone Mings
46'Youri Tielemansfor Leon Bailey
64'Diego Carlosfor John McGinn
87'Jaden Philogene-Bidacefor Matty Cash
87'Philippe Coutinhofor Moussa Diaby
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Newcastle United110051+43
W
20Aston Villa100115-40
L

Head-to-Head

25 Jan 2026
Newcastle United0 - 2Aston Villa
25 Jan 2026Newcastle United
0 - 2
Aston Villa
16 Aug 2025
Aston Villa0 - 0Newcastle United
16 Aug 2025Aston Villa
0 - 0
Newcastle United
19 Apr 2025
Aston Villa4 - 1Newcastle United
19 Apr 2025Aston Villa
4 - 1
Newcastle United
26 Dec 2024
Newcastle United3 - 0Aston Villa
26 Dec 2024Newcastle United
3 - 0
Aston Villa
30 Jan 2024
Aston Villa1 - 3Newcastle United
30 Jan 2024Aston Villa
1 - 3
Newcastle United

Premier League

Gameweek 1

11 Aug • 20:00
Burnley
Manchester City
0 - 3
12 Aug • 12:30
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
2 - 1
12 Aug • 15:00
Sheffield United
Crystal Palace
0 - 1
12 Aug • 15:00
Everton
Fulham
0 - 1
12 Aug • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Luton
4 - 1
12 Aug • 15:00
Bournemouth
West Ham United
1 - 1
12 Aug • 17:30
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
5 - 1
13 Aug • 14:06
Brentford
Tottenham Hotspur
2 - 2
13 Aug • 16:30
Chelsea
Liverpool
1 - 1
14 Aug • 20:00
Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.