Aston Villa travel up to Newcastle on Boxing Day and you can find our preview, prediction, team news and confirmed lineups below.
Newcastle vs Aston Villa Preview
The Magpies are coming off a monstrous win after beating Ipswich Town 4-0 away from home, as Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League hat-trick.
Eddie Howe’s side have started to find form, winning three consecutive matches in all competitions and winning their last two league games 4-0.
Sitting in eighth place, the Toon are just two points away from European qualification and can move into these places with a win – as Aston Villa currently take up the Europa Conference League spot.
The Villains are also coming off a great win in the Premier League, as Unai Emery’s side beat Manchester City 2-1 thanks to goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers.
Winning four of their last five matches in all competitions, Villa are also on a strong run of form but have won just once from their last five away fixtures.
Newcastle vs Aston Villa Team News
Newcastle’s injury list remains the same after facing no new concerns, as Nick Pope, Jamaal Lascelles, Emil Krath, Sven Botman and Callum Wilson miss out.
Aston Villa remained unscathed from their victory over Manchester City but Jacob Ramsey will miss out on the trip to Newcastle as he recovers from injury.
Matty Cash and Morgan Rogers are one yellow card away from suspension meaning a caution against Newcastle would rule them out of the following match.
Newcastle vs Aston Villa Confirmed Lineups
Newcastle: Dubravka; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Hall; Joelinton, Guimaraes, Tonali; Gordon, Murphy, Isak
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans, Onana; McGinn, Rogers; Duran
Newcastle vs Aston Villa Prediction
Newcastle come into the match as favourites on the majority of UK betting sites due to their recent results and Villa’s poor away form.
With that said, we expect the Magpies to use their home advantage and continue this strong run of form with a slim victory over Unai Emery’s side.
Prediction: Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa
