Aston Villa vs Newcastle

Aston Villa have won five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March/April 2023. Meanwhile, they have won six successive home matches in all competitions, each while scoring at least twice. It's the Villans’ longest run of home wins while scoring 2+ since January 1990 (11).

Newcastle United have conceded 4+ goals in four Premier League games this season, with only the current bottom three of Ipswich (8), Leicester (5), and Southampton (5) doing so more in 2024-25.

Aston Villa scored in the opening minute of a Premier League game for the first time since April 2021 v Manchester City, while Newcastle conceded in the opening minute in the competition for the first time since January 2019, also v Manchester City.

Aston Villa have lost five of their last six Premier League games against Newcastle (W1), as many as they had in their previous 16 against the Magpies in the division (W4 D7).

Newcastle have won their last three Premier League games against Aston Villa, scoring at least three goals each time. Only against Tottenham have they won more consecutively while scoring 3+ each time in the competition (5 between 2006 and 2008).

Aston Villa have won each of their last four Premier League matches, conceding just one goal. Villa are looking to win five in a row for the first time since April 2023.

Only Liverpool (35) and Arsenal (28) have won more away Premier League points this season than Newcastle United (27). They’ve won eight away games this season, last winning more in 2001-02 (9).

Since keeping five consecutive clean sheets at Villa Park in March and April 2023, Aston Villa have kept just six clean sheets in their last 37 on home soil. They are unbeaten in 15 home games (W8 D7) despite keeping just two clean sheets in that run.