Newcastle vs Aston Villa — Premier League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 36′Aston Villa, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Aston Villa, substitution:off
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- 56′Newcastle, substitution:off
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- 72′Aston Villa, substitution:off
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- 77′Aston Villa, substitution:off
- 78′Newcastle, yellow card:
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- 90′Newcastle, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 1
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Aston Villa edge Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park through Manzambi strike
Aston Villa won 1-0 at Newcastle in Matchweek 7 of the Premier League, Johan Manzambi's 36th-minute goal separating the sides in front of 52,626 at St James' Park. It was a result that lifted Unai Emery's team from 17th to 12th in the table, while Newcastle, who began the day in 11th, dropped one place to 11th.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The decisive moment arrived midway through the first half, when Manzambi finished after João Gomes supplied the pass. That was the only goal of the afternoon, and it left Villa ahead at the interval. Newcastle, coached by Matthias Jaissle, found no way back after the restart despite producing 16 shots.
Newcastle's difficulty lay in accuracy, with only one of those efforts hitting the target, while Villa managed three on target from 15 attempts. Possession was split evenly at 50% each. Newcastle collected six yellow cards to Villa's two in a physical contest. Newcastle host Crystal Palace on Sunday 25 October in the Premier League.
Johan Manzambi scored the only goal of the match, converting in the 36th minute from João Gomes's assist, and his rating of 7.64 was the highest of any player in the fixture.
Newcastle had 16 shots to Villa's 15, yet only one of them found the target against three for the visitors.
Aston Villa won 1–0 away against Newcastle (half-time 0–1).
Newcastle met Aston Villa in the Premier League (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 16:30 UTC at St James' Park. Referee: Jarred Gillett. Attendance: 52,626.
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Key moments
- 36' Goal: Johan Manzambi (assist: João Gomes) — 0–1 · Watch Johan Manzambi's goal video (36')
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Newcastle (4-2-3-1)
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Newcastle 36%, the draw 26%, Aston Villa 38%. It finished Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa.
Villa's higher rating gives them a slight edge — Aston Villa sit 93 points higher on our strength rating, 1860 to 1766, which edges them in front at 38% to Newcastle's 36%, though Newcastle's habit of controlling the ball, 54 to 46 possession in recent games, pulls the other way. The draw sits at 26%, a little below the usual 28% for a gap this size, because both sides' own recent games average 3.5 goals.
Why Aston Villa at 38%?
Aston Villa sit 93 points higher on our strength rating — 1860 to 1766. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.9% of 13,846 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 33–31–36.
Why only 38%?
Newcastle hold 8 more possession points (54 to 46 in recent games) across a 93-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 60–120-point rating gap won 42.7% of 8,639 such games where the class table expected 40.6%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,940. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Newcastle scored +0.31 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,843 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.4% vs 42.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Aston Villa scored +0.34 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Newcastle vs Aston Villa final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Premier League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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