FOOTBALL·ANALYTICPremier League 2025/26⇄

Premier League 2025/26 · Matchday 23 · St. James' Park

Newcastle United0:2Aston Villa

25 January 2026 · 52,134 in the ground · Jarred Gillett

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Newcastle United4-3-3
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Pope6.7Hall6.3Botman6.8Thiaw6.0Trippier6.2Joelinton6.4Tonali6.4Miley6.7Gordon6.4Wissa6.5Barnes6.3Martinez7.5Maatsen6.7Torres7.1Konsa6.8Cash6.8Tielemans7.3Onana6.9Buendía7.9Rogers7.7Sancho6.2Watkins7.8
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′newcastle-unitedaston-villa

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 19′BuendíaGoal · 0.05 xG · 0.05 xG
  • 88′WatkinsGoal · 0.42 xG · 0.42 xG

The shots, as they came

Every attempt, sized by expected goals

Newcastle Utd 0:0 Aston Villa0'kickoff
1' Tonali — xG 0.54 · Saved5' Buendía — xG 0.02 · Saved12' Watkins — xG 0.16 · Saved13' Torres — xG 0.10 · Missed14' Watkins — xG 0.01 · Missed19' Buendía — xG 0.05 · Goal24' Cash — xG 0.05 · Blocked33' Buendía — xG 0.08 · Saved41' Buendía — xG 0.03 · Missed42' Joelinton — xG 0.04 · Blocked42' Miley — xG 0.18 · Saved46' Barnes — xG 0.06 · Blocked45 + 5' Wissa — xG 0.05 · Saved51' Barnes — xG 0.02 · Blocked55' Barnes — xG 0.45 · Missed55' Gordon — xG 0.53 · Missed56' Rogers — xG 0.02 · Saved58' Ramsey — xG 0.06 · Missed59' Tonali — xG 0.05 · Blocked59' Tonali — xG 0.03 · Blocked61' Bailey — xG 0.03 · Blocked62' Torres — xG 0.11 · Missed66' Botman — xG 0.03 · Saved82' Rogers — xG 0.07 · Saved87' Watkins — xG 0.03 · Saved88' Watkins — xG 0.42 · Goal90' Barnes — xG 0.03 · Blocked90 + 1' Elanga — xG 0.08 · Missed90 + 5' Barnes — xG 0.02 · Blocked

The xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute

The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

Newcastle Utd 0:0 Aston Villa
1.02.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′19' Buendía — GOAL88' Watkins — GOAL2.171.18

Territory

Where each side actually occupied the pitch, summed from every player’s heatmap

Newcastle United attacking right · Aston Villa attacking left · where both glow, the pitch was contested

The duel

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa

61%
Possession
39%
2.18
Expected goals
1.16
15
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
8
3
Big chances created
2
447
Passes completed
272
131
Into final third
92
66
Duels won
49
15/24 (62%)
Tackles won
13/21 (62%)
6
Corners
5
7
Fouls
12

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