Newcastle United 5-1 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 12 August 2023

Result

Newcastle United 5-1 Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 12 August 2023, 16:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Newcastle United 5-1 Aston Villa: match report

Newcastle United won against Aston Villa 5-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 12 August 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.

Sandro Tonali opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Sandro Tonali (6'), Alexander Isak (16'), Alexander Isak (58'), Callum Wilson (77') and Harvey Barnes (90+1'). Aston Villa scored through Moussa Diaby (11').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards; Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards.

Newcastle United went on to finish that season 7th with 60 points, and Aston Villa 4th with 68.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harvey Barnes of Newcastle United (8.5), ahead of Alexander Isak (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newcastle United wins, 4 draws and 4 for Aston Villa.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Sandro TonaliNewcastle United · 1-0
  • 6'Yellow card · Douglas LuizAston Villa
  • 11'Goal · Moussa DiabyAston Villa · 1-1
  • 16'Goal · Alexander IsakNewcastle United · 2-1
  • 32'Yellow card · Lucas DigneAston Villa
  • 45+9'Yellow card · Sven BotmanNewcastle United
  • 45+9'Yellow card · Emiliano MartínezAston Villa
  • 48'Yellow card · Matty CashAston Villa
  • 53'Yellow card · Anthony GordonNewcastle United
  • 58'Goal · Alexander IsakNewcastle United · 3-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Bruno GuimarãesNewcastle United
  • 77'Goal · Callum WilsonNewcastle United · 4-1
  • 90+1'Goal · Harvey BarnesNewcastle United · 5-1
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Sandro TonaliNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 2, draws 4, Aston Villa 4.

Team news

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Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)

Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton, Miguel Almirón, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon

Aston Villa line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Moussa Diaby, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins