Aston Villa have lost five of their last six Premier League games against Newcastle (W1), as many as they had in their previous 16 against the Magpies in the division (W4 D7).
Newcastle have won their last three Premier League games against Aston Villa, scoring at least three goals each time. Only against Tottenham have they won more consecutively while scoring 3+ each time in the competition (5 between 2006 and 2008).
Aston Villa have won each of their last four Premier League matches, conceding just one goal. Villa are looking to win five in a row for the first time since April 2023.
Only Liverpool (35) and Arsenal (28) have won more away Premier League points this season than Newcastle United (27). They’ve won eight away games this season, last winning more in 2001-02 (9).
Since keeping five consecutive clean sheets at Villa Park in March and April 2023, Aston Villa have kept just six clean sheets in their last 37 on home soil. They are unbeaten in 15 home games (W8 D7) despite keeping just two clean sheets in that run.
Aston Villa have missed three of the five penalties they’ve taken in the Premier League this season, a conversion rate of 40%. Among teams to take 5+ pens in a season, this is the lowest by a side since Southampton in 2019-20 (also 2/5, 40%).
In all competitions, Newcastle United have won eight of their last 10 away matches (L2), with their only two defeats in that time coming at the Etihad and Anfield. Their away win percentage is 53% (10 wins in 19 games), only having a higher percentage in 2016-17 (54%, 14 wins in 26) in their entire history.
Aston Villa had 48 touches in Southampton’s box in their 3-0 win last time out, their joint-most in a Premier League game this season. They’re averaging 27.2 touches in the opposition box this season, only having more in one season on record (since 2008-09), which was 28.4 last season.
Jacob Murphy has had a hand in 13 goals in his last 17 away Premier League appearances for Newcastle United (4 goals, 9 assists), while he has three assists in seven games against Aston Villa.
Per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season, Marcus Rashford is having more touches (54), shots (3.8), creating more chances (2.8) and attempting more dribbles (5) for Aston Villa than he did for Manchester United (42 touches, 1.5 shots, 1.4 chances created and 3.5 dribbles).