Game #5814
Aston Villa
14-4-5, 46 PTS
Sunday, 25 January 2026
2nd= (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Won
2-0
🟩 25 Jan 2026 Villa 2-0 Newcastle, St James’
Premier League
Newcastle United
9-6-8, 33 PTS
St James' Park
Attendance: 52,134
On This Day
Harvey Elliott 🏴 makes his first Premier League squad appearance for Villa since 19 October.
Emiliano Martínez 🇦🇷 makes his 200th Premier League appearance for Villa.
Matty Cash 🇵🇱 makes his 185th start for Villa.
Matty Cash 🇵🇱 makes his 130th appearance Unai Emery 🇪🇸.
Matty Cash 🇵🇱 makes his 170th Premier League appearance for Villa.
Ian Maatsen 🇳🇱 makes his 70th appearance for Villa.
Ezri Konsa 🏴 makes his 260th start for Villa.
Ezri Konsa 🏴 makes his 215th Premier League start for Villa.
Ezri Konsa 🏴 makes his 155th appearance Unai Emery 🇪🇸.
Ezri Konsa 🏴 secures his 130th win for Villa.
Ezri Konsa 🏴 secures his 90th win under Unai Emery 🇪🇸.
Youri Tielemans 🇧🇪 makes his 85th Premier League appearance for Villa.
Youri Tielemans 🇧🇪 secures his 70th win for Villa
Emiliano Buendía 🇦🇷 makes his 60th Premier League start for Villa.
Jadon Sancho 🏴 makes his 20th appearance for Villa.
Ollie Watkins 🏴 makes his 165th appearance Unai Emery 🇪🇸.
Ollie Watkins 🏴 contributes his 135th goal involvement in a Villa shirt.
Ollie Watkins 🏴 equals Ken McNaught’s 🏴 207 appearances for Villa.
Lucas Digne 🇫🇷 makes his 165th appearance for Villa.
Lucas Digne 🇫🇷 makes his 140th appearance Unai Emery 🇪🇸.
Lucas Digne 🇫🇷 contributes his 25th goal involvement in a Villa shirt.
Tyrone Mings 🏴 secures his 85th win for Villa.
Leon Bailey 🇯🇲 makes his 50th substitute appearance for Villa.
Leon Bailey 🇯🇲 equals Kevin Gage’s 🏴 145th appearances for Villa.
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | 🔁
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | 🟨
DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | 🔁
CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | 🚑 🔁
AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 🔥
AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ 🔁
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | 🔁
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | ⚽
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
Substitutes
🔁 | RW Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | for LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | 59’ |
🔁 | DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | for CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | 74’ |
🔁 | CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | for CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | 75’ |
🔁 | LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 🔥 for AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | 75’ |
🔁 | CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | for DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | 89’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 |
M George Hemmings | 🏴 |
AM Harvey Elliott | 🏴 |
W Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Lucas Digne, Bad Foul (27)
🟨 Ian Maatsen, Shirt Pull (6)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | €17.40m | 33 |
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 | Free | 34 |
Defenders
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | €33.00m | 29 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | €22.30m | 32 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | €13.30m | 28 |
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | Free | 31 |
Full Backs
LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | €44.50m | 23 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | €30.00m | 32 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | €15.75m | 28 |
Midfielders
DM Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | €59.35m | 24 |
AM Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | €38.40m | 29 |
AM Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | €9.40m | 23 |
DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | Youth | 22 |
M George Hemmings | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
CM Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | Free | 28 |
AM Harvey Elliott | 🏴 | Loan | 22 |
Wingers
RW Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | €32.00m | 28 |
W Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 | €30.00m | 24 |
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | Loan | 25 |
Forwards
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | €34.00m | 30 |
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
CM Ross Barkley | 🏴 |
Injury: Knee
Absent since: 3 Dec 25
Matches missed to date: 13
Update: 23 Jan 2026: “Barkley is training individually, but close to being with the group, maybe next week.”
Expected return: 21 Feb 2026
DM Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 |
Injury: Knee
Absent since: 18 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 3
Update: 23 Jan 2026: “Kamara and McGinn, they are out of course”
Expected return: 2026-27 Season
CM John McGinn | 🏴 |
Injury: Unknown
Absent since: 21 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 2
Update: 23 Jan 2026: "McGinn, update I don’t have, because he is visiting some doctors. We’ll know his assessment in a few days."
Expected return: Unknown
RW Alysson 🇧🇷
Injury: Unknown
Absent since: n/a
Matches missed to date: n/a
Update: 16 Jan 2026: “Alysson is still being a little bit in pain and is not ready for Sunday."
Update: 21 Jan 2026: “Emi Martínez is not (available), Kamara is not, John McGinn is not, Alysson is not, Barkley is not.”
Expected return: Unknown
Update: 23 Jan 2026: “Young player, potential player, of course the idea is to train with us, progressively adapt as soon as possible and how much he can help us now, or for the future."
RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 |
Injury: Unknown
Absent since: 25 Jan 26
Matches missed to date: 1
Update:
Expected return: Unknown
Other | 4 |
1. CF Louie Barry 🏴 Returned from loan with injury.
2. CF Zépiqueno Redmond 🇳🇱 Returned from loan with injury.
3. CF Brian Madjo 🏴 Acclimatising
4. GK Sam Lewis 🏴 Returned from loan with injury.
Out on Loan | 18 |
1. Josh Feeney 🏴 Youth | 20 | Huddersfield Town 🏴
2. Kosta Nedeljkovic 🇷🇸 €7.60m | 20 | RB Leipzig 🇩🇪
3. Oliwier Zych 🇵🇱 Youth | 21 | Raków Częstochowa 🇵🇱
4. Tommi O'Reilly 🏴 Youth | 22 | Crewe Alexandra 🏴
5. Enzo Barrenechea 🇦🇷 €8.00m | 24 | Benfica 🇵🇹
6. Yasin Özcan 🇹🇷 €7.00m | 19 | Anderlecht 🇧🇪
7. Joe Gauci 🇦🇺 €1.50m | 25 | Port Vale 🏴
8. Lewis Dobbin 🏴 €11.80m | 23 | Preston North End 🏴
9. Ewan Simpson 🏴 €290k | 19 | Hamilton Academical 🏴
10. Samuel Iling-Junior 🏴 €14.00m | 22 | West Bromwich Albion 🏴
11. Triston Rowe 🏴 Youth | 19 | FC Annecy 🇫🇷
12. Thierry Katsukunya 🏴 Youth | 20 | Real Unión 🇪🇸
13. Max Lott 🏴 Youth | 18 | Stratford Town 🏴
14. Sil Swinkels 🇳🇱 Youth | 22 | Chesterfield 🏴
15. Aidan Borland 🏴 Youth | 18 | Swindon Town 🏴
16. Ashton McWilliams 🏴 Youth | 18 | Morecambe 🏴
17. Kane Taylor 🏴 Youth | 20 | Oldham 🏴
18. RW Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | €25.00m | 26 | AS Roma 🇮🇹
Youth | 11 |
Goalkeepers
GK Sam Proctor | 🏴 | €120k | 18 |
GK James Wright | 🏴 | Youth | 20 |
GK Rhys Oakley | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
GK Ronnie Hollingshead | 🏴 | Free | 20 |
Defenders
CB Leon Routh | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
CB TJ Carroll | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
Full Backs
LB Travis Patterson | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
Midfielders
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
AM Bradley Burrowes | 🏴 | Youth | 17 |
Wingers
LW Kadan Young | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
LW Ben Broggio | 🏴 | Youth | 18 |
Team News
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s): Emiliano Buendía | 19’ | Ollie Watkins | 88’ |
Assist(s): Morgan Rogers | 19’ | Lucas Digne | 88’ |
Match Timeline
⚽ 19’ Goal! 1-0, Emiliano Buendía, Assist by Morgan Rogers
[🟨] 27’ Booking, Joelinton, Bad Foul
🕒 45’+5 HT Newcastle United 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 59’ Sub off, Jadon Sancho, Sub on, Leon Bailey
🚑 70’ Youri Tielemans injured on the field of play after a cynical challenge
🕒 71’ Play restarts
🔁 74’ Sub off, Youri Tielemans (injury), Sub on Lamare Bogarde
🔁 75’ Sub off, Pau Torres, Sub on, Tyrone Mings
🔁 75’ Sub off, Emiliano Buendía, Sub on, Lucas Digne
🟨 79’ Booking, Lucas Digne, Bad Foul
⚽ 88’ Goal! 2-0, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Lucas Digne
🔁 89’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Victor Lindelöf
🟨 90’+2 Booking, Ian Maatsen, Shirt Pull
🕒 90’+8 HT Newcastle United 0-2 Aston Villa
Season: 2025-26
Matchday: #32
League Game: #23
Manager Game: #172
Date: Sunday, 25 January 2026
Attendance: 52,134
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Jarred Gillett | 🇦🇺 | Queensland, 2019-
Kick off: 2.00 pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Officials
Referee: Jarred Gillett | 🇦🇺 | Queensland, 2019-
Assistants: Neil Davies, Steven Meredith
Fourth Official: Robert Jones
VAR: VAR: John Brooks | 🏴 | Leicestershire, 2022-
Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick
Referee: Jarred Gillett | 🇦🇺 | Queensland, 2019-
🕒 13 | 🟩 W7 | 🟨 D3 | 🟥 L3 |
🕒 13 | 🟩 54% | 🟨 23% | 🟥 23% |
Cards: 🟨 20 | 🟥 1 | 1.61
Opposition Cards: 🟨 25 | 🟥 1 | 2.00
Penalty ⚽ 0 | 🥅 0 |
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
VAR: John Brooks | 🏴 | Leicestershire, 2022-
🕒 15 | 🟩 W6 | 🟨 D4 | 🟥 L5 |
🕒 15 | 🟩 40% | 🟨 27% | 🟥 33% |
Cards 🟨 27 | 🟥 0 | 1.80 |
Opposition Cards 🟨 32 | 🟥 1 | 2.26 |
Penalty ⚽ 1 | 🥅 3 |
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle United: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Match Stats
Villa Possession 40%
Opposition Possession 60%
Villa Shots 14
Opposition Shots 15
Villa Shots on Target 8
Opposition Shots on Target 4
Villa Shots off Target 4
Opposition Shots off Target 4
Villa Touches in Box 27
Opposition Touches in Box 24
Villa Fouls 12
Opposition Fouls 7
Villa Corners 5
Opposition Corners 6
Villa Saves 4
Opposition Saves 6
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
🕒 172 | 🟩 | 97 🟨 | 30 🟥 45 | 1.87
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
"I think mainly really to compete well, be strong and fight in every duel for the ball. We haven't had success in this stadium for a while and we knew how difficult they make it for opponents. We fought for every ball and had the patience with the ball.
"It's a tough schedule for us but it is what we want to do, play in European competitions and fight for these places in the Premier League so we have to adapt, fight and play and recover and go again. I am really proud of this team. we made a huge effort on Thursday and again today.
"We have to look to be there and fight until the end. We know what we want to achieve, fighting for the Champions League spots. To score is always a nice feeling but the main thing is to help the team. To open the game with that kind of goal helps the momentum of the game turn in our favour. I am really happy and we deserved the three points"
Emiliano Buendía
"It is a really difficult place to come and the momentum they get from their fans.
"I think we got the gameplan spot on today. We didn't play in front of them, we just played in behind and I don't think they were prepared for that. I feel like it was a strong performance from us and I think we could have won the game by a lot more.
"I've had some shocking performances here so it was nice to break the duck and perform individually and as a team. It is massive for us and it is a nice feeling. We had a bad result against Everton, so to bounce back and get three points on the road against Newcastle, it's big, so we're really happy."
Ollie Watkins.
“It was blustery and windy.”
Eddie Howe
"I am so, so happy. The players were extraordinary. We spoke about this match and the difficulties some teams have with their level here. It is the highest level we can face this season and the players respond fantastic.
"The commitment to the fans... being so disciplined individually and collectively got us through it. We can only helped the players tactically. Out on the field they need to show the attitude and commitment to work to the game plan and they did it.
"Emiliano Martinez played a fantastic match. He focused on the match and his character, skills and commitment...because we need every player...really fantastic.
"Last week we lost and were so disappointed but we can be calm again and have confidence. We were comfortable in what we were doing."
Unai Emery.
GK Nick Pope | 🏴 |
LB Lewis Hall | 🏴 |
CB Sven Botman | 🇳🇱 |
CB Malick Thiaw | 🇩🇪 |
RB Kieran Trippier | 🏴 |
M Joelinton | 🇧🇷 | 🟨 🔁
M Sandro Tonali | 🇮🇹 | 🔁
M Lewis Miley | 🏴 |
W Anthony Gordon | 🏴 | 🔁
W Harvey Barnes | 🏴 |
CF Yoane Wissa | 🇨🇩 | 🔁
Eddie Howe | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Jacob Ramsey (ex) | 🏴 | for M Joelinton | 🇧🇷 | 48’ |
🔁 CF Nick Woltemade | 🇩🇪 | for CF Yoane Wissa | 🇨🇩 | 62’ |
🔁 W Anthony Elanga | 🇸🇪 | for W Anthony Gordon | 🏴 | 63’ |
🔁 M Joe Willock | 🏴 | for M Sandro Tonali | 🇮🇹 | 84’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Aaron Ramsdale | 🏴 |
RB Leo Shahar | 🏴 |
LB Dan Burn | 🏴 |
LB Alex Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
M Joe Willock | 🏴 |
CF William Osula | 🇩🇰 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Joelinton, Bad Foul
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 2024-25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Nick Pope | 🏴 | €11.50m | 33 |
GK Aaron Ramsdale | 🏴 | Loan | 27 |
Defenders
CB Sven Botman | 🇳🇱 | €37.00m | 26 |
CB Malick Thiaw | 🇩🇪 | €35.00m | 24 |
Full Backs
LB Lewis Hall | 🏴 | €32.50m | 21 |
RB Kieran Trippier | 🏴 | €14.00m | 35 |
LB Dan Burn | 🏴 | €15.00m | 33 |
LB Alex Murphy | 🇮🇪 | €100k | 21 |
RB Leo Shahar | 🏴 | Free | 18 |
Midfielders
M Sandro Tonali | 🇮🇹 | €64.00m | 25 |
M Jacob Ramsey (ex) | 🏴 | €45.15m | 24 |
M Joelinton | 🇧🇷 | €43.50m | 29 |
M Joe Willock | 🏴 | €29.40m | 26 |
M Lewis Miley | 🏴 | Youth | 19 |
Wingers
W Anthony Elanga | 🇸🇪 | €61.40m | 23 |
W Anthony Gordon | 🏴 | €45.60m | 24 |
W Harvey Barnes | 🏴 | €44.00m | 28 |
Forwards
CF Nick Woltemade | 🇩🇪 | €85.00m | 23 |
CF Yoane Wissa | 🇨🇩 | €57.70m | 29 |
CF William Osula | 🇩🇰 | €11.60m | 22 |
Opposition Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
1. CB Fabian Schär |🇨🇭| €4.00m | 34 |
2. RB Tino Livramento | 🏴 | €37.20m | 23 |
3. RB Emile Krafth | 🇸🇪 | €5.40m | 31 |
4. W Jacob Murphy | 🏴 | €11.30m | 30 |
5. M Bruno Guimarães 🇧🇷 | €42.10m | 28 |
Out on Loan | 6 |
1. GK Odysseas Vlachodimos | 🇬🇷 | Free | 31 | 🇱Sevilla
2. LB Matt Targett (ex) | 🏴 | €17.50m | 29 | 🇱Middlesbrough
3. W Antoñito Cordero | 🇪🇸 | Free | 18 | 🇱Westerlo
4. M Joe White | 🏴 | Youth | 22 | 🇱Orient
5. M Travis Hernes | 🇳🇴 | Free | 20 | 🇱Groningen
6. RB Harrison Ashby | 🏴 | €3.40m | 24 | 🇱Bradford
League Table
2025-26
Playing Squad
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | #948 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
GK James Wright | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
GK Marco Bizot | 🇳🇱 | #1012 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
GK Rhys Oakley | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
GK Ronnie Hollingshead | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
GK Sam Proctor | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | #937 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CB Leon Routh | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | #988 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CB TJ Carroll | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | #927 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CB Victor Lindelöf | 🇸🇪 | #1016 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
RB Andrés García | 🇪🇸 | #1008 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
LB Ian Maatsen | 🇳🇱 | #999 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | #975 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | #947 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
RB Triston Rowe | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Full Back
Where are they now?
FC Annecy 🇫🇷
M Aidan Borland | 🏴 | #1003 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Swindon Town 🏴
M Amadou Onana | 🇧🇪 | #998 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
M Ben Broggio | 🏴 | #1004 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | #981 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
AM Bradley Burrowes | 🏴 | #1014 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CM George Hemmings | 🏴 | #1018 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
AM Harvey Elliott | 🏴 | #1015 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | 🏴 | #1006 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
M John McGinn | 🏴 | #919 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
DM Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | #952 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | #996 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
M Ross Barkley | 🏴 | #950 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
M Samuel Iling-Junior | 🏴 | Unused Sub |
Winger
Where are they now?
West Bromwich Albion 🏴
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | #989 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
W Donyell Malen | 🇳🇱 | #1007 |
Winger
Where are they now?
AS Roma 🇮🇹
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | #970 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
LW Jadon Sancho | 🏴 | #1017 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | #972 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CF Evann Guessand | 🇨🇮 | #1013 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
F Kadan Young | 🏴 | #1002 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | #946 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
F Travis Patterson | 🏴 | #1005 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Aston Villa 🏴
Match Media
