⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Newcastle above the line
Aston Villa belowGoals and cards
- 36'GoalJohan Manzambi, header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Set up by João Gomes0-1
Half-time 0-1
72'InjuryJohan Manzambi went off injured, Ibrahim Mbaye on- 77'InjuryAaron Wan-Bissaka went off injured, Pau Torres on
The score, against the pace we expected
Aston Villa got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NEW better than we expected
▼ AVL better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about a goal worse than we expected for Newcastle.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Newcastle
Good plays
- SAVE
Lukás Hornícek kept out Nicolas Jackson from the centre of the box
9' · NEW 0-0 AVL
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Joe Willock missed from the left side of the six yard box, just wide
15' · NEW 0-0 AVL
- BIG MISS
Yoane Wissa missed from the right side of the box, just wide
80' · NEW 0-1 AVL
- BIG MISS
Yoane Wissa missed from the centre of the box, just wide
85' · NEW 0-1 AVL
Aston Villa
Good plays
- WINNER
Johan Manzambi, header from very close range to the bottom left corner, set up by João Gomes
36' · NEW 0-1 AVL
- SAVE
Zion Suzuki kept out Sven Botman from the centre of the box
49' · NEW 0-1 AVL
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Matty Cash missed from the right side of the box, just wide
16' · NEW 0-0 AVL
- BIG MISS
Ibrahim Mbaye missed from the centre of the box, just wide
90' · NEW 0-1 AVL
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Newcastle
- ★
Lukás Hornícek Goalkeeper
2 saves
- ✗
Yoane Wissa Forward
2 big chances missed, 7 shots, 0 on target
- ✗
Joe Willock Attacking Midfielder
Big chance missed 15', 1 shot, 0 on target
Aston Villa
- ★
Johan Manzambi Attacking Midfielder
Goal 36'
- ★
João Gomes Left Midfielder
Set up Manzambi
- ★
Nicolas Jackson Forward
4 shots, 1 on target
- ✗
Matty Cash Right Back
Big chance missed 16', 2 shots, 0 on target
- ✗
Ibrahim Mbaye Substitute, off the bench
Big chance missed 90', 3 shots, 0 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Aston Villa won, and why Newcastle did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
📊The numbers
| NEW | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 16 | Shots | 15 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 333 | Passes completed | 347 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 9 | Tackles won | 14 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 6 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 31% | Share of the chances | 69% |
| 11 | Passes completed near goal | 8 |
| 7 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 9 |
