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Newcastle United vs Aston Villa - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Thursday, 26 Dec 2024 • 15:00

St James Park (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Newcastle United

3 : 0

Aston Villa

Goals

Anthony Gordon
1 : 0
2'
2'Anthony Gordon
1 : 0
Alexander Isak
2 : 0
59'
59'Alexander Isak
2 : 0
Joelinton
3 : 0
90'
90'Joelinton
3 : 0

Lineups

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Martin Dubravka
DEF
Kieran Trippier
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Dan Burn
DEF
Lewis Hall
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Joelinton
FWD
Jacob Murphy
FWD
Alexander Isak
FWD
Anthony Gordon

Substitutes

78'Matt Targettfor Kieran Trippier
78'Harvey Barnesfor Jacob Murphy
78'Joe Willockfor Anthony Gordon
90'William Daugaard Osulafor Alexander Isak
90'Lewis Mileyfor Bruno Guimarães

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Pau Torres
DEF
Lucas Digne
MID
Boubacar Kamara
MID
Amadou Onana
MID
John McGinn
MID
Youri Tielemans
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Jhon Durán

Substitutes

46'Ollie Watkinsfor Youri Tielemans
69'Leon Baileyfor Morgan Rogers
69'Kosta Nedeljkovićfor Matty Cash
69'Ross Barkleyfor Boubacar Kamara
80'Emiliano Buendiafor John McGinn
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Newcastle United188553021+929
D
L
W
W
W
9Aston Villa188462629-328
W
W
L
W
L

Last Games

Newcastle United

@Ipswich Town
4 - 0
vsLeicester City
4 - 0
@Brentford
2 - 4
vsLiverpool
3 - 3
@Crystal Palace
1 - 1

Aston Villa

vsManchester City
2 - 1
@Nottingham Forest
1 - 2
vsSouthampton
1 - 0
vsBrentford
3 - 1
@Chelsea
0 - 3

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 18

26 Dec • 12:30
Manchester City
Everton
1 - 1
26 Dec • 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur
1 - 0
26 Dec • 15:00
Southampton
West Ham United
0 - 1
26 Dec • 15:00
Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
0 - 0
26 Dec • 15:00
Chelsea
Fulham
1 - 2
26 Dec • 15:00
Newcastle United
Aston Villa
3 - 0
26 Dec • 17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United
2 - 0
26 Dec • 20:00
Liverpool
Leicester City
3 - 1
27 Dec • 19:30
Brighton and Hove Albion
Brentford
0 - 0
27 Dec • 20:15
Arsenal
Ipswich Town
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.