Newcastle United vs Aston Villa played for the Premier League this Saturday, on August 12th 2023. The home team achieved a great 5-1 victory, to pick up important points.
Score
As expected, Newcastle United left the field with the three points. Before the game, the odds of 1.65 already indicated who should be the winner of this duel. Therefore, the expected happened, and those who chose a safer bet did well this time.
The team coached by E. Howe adopted a 4-3-3 formation, which proved to be effective in scoring goals.
In contrast, Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 displayed vulnerabilities and was unable to withstand the offensive pressure from the home team.
The final result of Newcastle United vs Aston Villa continued the excellent momentum of the team coached by E. Howe, who now has 5 consecutive wins in the last rounds of the championship.
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Match Goals
The spectators witnessed a real goalscoring show at St. James’ Park. With the first-half ending in 2-1, the second-half had 3 goals more goals to complete the score of 5-1 at the end of the game.
The players of Newcastle United were sharp in today’s match. Of the team’s 18 shots in the game, 13 hit the target for 5 to get past the opposing goalkeeper.
Cards
The referee had to intervene multiple times in Newcastle United vs Aston Villa and ended up showing a total of 8 yellow cards. Although many players were cautioned, no red cards were displayed during the game.
Contrary to what usually happens in the first halves of soccer games, Aston Villa was quite tough at this point of the game, seeing a total of 3 yellow cards, and getting some players thus conditioned for the second half of the game.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Game Highlights
This match between Newcastle United vs Aston Villa, was played under a clear sky, and had no VAR interventions in the 90 minutes.
Featured Players
The Newcastle United coach was enlightened today, as Harvey Barnes stepped in for Anthony Gordon to score 1 goal and make an excellent contribution to the positive result.
Individually, the best player of Aston Villa was Ollie Watkins. However, unluckily for the striker, his outstanding performance with 1 assist was not enough for the team to leave the field with the 3 points.
Besides celebrating the victory, the Newcastle United fans were also happy with the performance of Alexander Isak, the striker was the most outstanding player on the field. With 2 goals, his performance was crucial to the team’s victory.
Standings
Although we are still at the beginning of the competition, the points won by Newcastle United and those lost by Aston Villa can make a lot of difference at the end of the competition. After all, at the moment, the teams are close in the league table and can remain so until the final stretch.
The result was tragic for Aston Villa, who continues to sink into the relegation zone. They now need to gain points in their next matches to try and get out of the uncomfortable 20th position in the league table.
FAQ
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa played for the Premier League on Saturday, on August 12th 2023.
The home team achieved a great 5-1 victory, to pick up important points.
As expected before the game, Newcastle United victory was no surprise. The odds of 1.65 already indicated who would be the favorite on the field. Suitable for those who prefer a less risky betting strategy and managed to profit in this game.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa was a game full of disciplinary interventions by the referee. A total of 8 yellow cards were shown throughout the game. Although many players from both teams were yellow-carded, no red cards were shown.
