The Aston Villa vs Newcastle match in the first round of the Premier League 2025/26, the visitors, though playing, was very bad in scoring. Even when playing more than humans, Newcastle could not win Aston Villa.
Red card: Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa, 66 ')
Immediately after the opening whistle, Newcastle was a more active entry team even before being able to use the main striker Isak for personal reasons. Anthony Elanga – a £ 55 million contract from Nottingham Forest – had the opportunity to open the score in the 3rd minute, but his shot was excellent by Bizot. Shortly thereafter, the British star Anthony Gordon also continuously threatened the goal with speed ball phase and situations very quickly but all were not accurate.
In the opposite direction, Aston Villa almost did not create dangerous opportunities in the first 45 minutes. Ollie Watkins tried but was controlled by the Schar – Burn defender. Before the poorness of the two teams, it is easy to understand why the first half ended with the draw.
After the break, Aston Villa suddenly pushed the high speed of the match. On the 47th minute, Boubacar Kamara turned high and dangerous to force Nick Pope to save. The turning point was in the 66th minute when Konsa made a mistake of pulling Gordon, thereby receiving a red card directly and causing the home team to play lacking in the last 30 minutes.
Thinking that Newcastle will take advantage to end the opponent, but their attack wastes the opportunity. The Gordon, Barnes and Elanga constantly shot but did not once launch the opponent's net. The more times like this, the Newcastle fans remember Isak and hoped that the BLD could resolve quickly to bring him back or recruit a quality striker to replace.
Launched 16 shots in the match and played more than humans, but Newcastle had to accept 0-0 at Villa Park. In the second round, Newcastle will face Arsenal and Aston Villa meets Brentford.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle squad
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Marco Bizot; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne; Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana; Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn; Ollie Watkins.
Newcastle (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Tino Livrangeento; Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton; Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes.
