Aston Villa vs Newcastle match stats & report

1–3 Full time

FA Cup · England · Round of 32 · Villa Park, Birmingham · Ref C. Kavanagh

Aston Villa stats & fixtures · Newcastle stats & fixtures

Aston Villa lost to Newcastle 1–3 in the FA Cup (Round of 32) on 14 February 2026. Expected goals finished 0.97–0.96. Newcastle had 57% of the ball.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle match statistics

Aston VillaNewcastle

43% Ball possession 57%
0.97 Expected goals (xG) 0.96
8 Total shots 12
2 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 8
6 Corners 5
11 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
362 Passes 476
81% Pass accuracy 85%
0 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

4' Yellow card Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
14' Goal T. Abraham (assist Douglas Luiz) Aston Villa
25' Yellow card M. Thiaw Newcastle
42' Yellow card L. Digne Aston Villa
45+1' Red card M. Bizot Aston Villa
52' Yellow card H. Barnes Newcastle
55' Yellow card J. Ramsey Newcastle
63' Goal S. Tonali Newcastle
76' Goal S. Tonali (assist D. Burn) Newcastle
88' Goal N. Woltemade Newcastle

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Aston Villa

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Unai Emery

40 M. Bizot

12 L. Digne 14 P. Torres 3 V. Lindelöf 26 L. Bogarde

21 Douglas Luiz 24 A. Onana

27 M. Rogers 6 R. Barkley 31 L. Bailey

18 T. Abraham

Bench E. Martinez , E. Konsa , T. Mings , E. Buendía , O. Watkins , A. Garcia , J. Sancho , I. Maatsen , M. Koné

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Eddie Howe

32 A. Ramsdale

3 L. Hall 33 D. Burn 12 M. Thiaw 2 K. Trippier

8 S. Tonali 41 J. Ramsey

11 H. Barnes 27 N. Woltemade 23 J. Murphy

18 W. Osula

Bench N. Pope , John Ruddy , A. Gordon , A. Elanga , J. Willock , A. Murphy , L. Shahar , S. Neave , Park Seung-Soo

Form guide

Aston Villa at home

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.8 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Aston Villa vs Newcastle head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Jan 26	Newcastle v Aston Villa	0–2
16 Aug 25	Aston Villa v Newcastle	0–0
19 Apr 25	Aston Villa v Newcastle	4–1
26 Dec 24	Newcastle v Aston Villa	3–0
30 Jan 24	Aston Villa v Newcastle	1–3
12 Aug 23	Newcastle v Aston Villa	5–1

The full Aston Villa vs Newcastle head-to-head record