At A Glance
A trip to St James’ Park is next on Aston Villa’s schedule as the team looks to pick up where they left off last time out.
A 4-0 thrashing of Brentford at Villa Park under the guidance of first-team coach Aaron Danks was the perfect tonic to a four-game winless run.
Danks will be in charge of Villa once again on Tyneside as they look to win away from home in the Premier League for the first time this season.
Newcastle are one of five teams yet to lose on home turf in the top flight this term, winning three and drawing three.
Eddie Howe’s team have conceded the least number of goals (10) in the league and have lost only once.
The Magpies are currently on a seven-game unbeaten run following a 2-1 success versus Tottenham Hotspur last time out.
Standout Stats
Newcastle's 1-0 home victory in February last season ended a seven-match Premier League winless streak in this fixture.
The Magpies are unbeaten in 13 Premier League home games against Aston Villa, their longest run versus a particular team (W7, D6).
Newcastle have scored once in each of the past seven Premier League meetings at St James' Park, with three 1-0 wins and four 1-1 draws.
Newcastle can equal the club Premier League record of five wins in a month, achieved most recently in April 2006.
The Magpies have only lost once in 15 matches in all competitions (W8, D6).
Callum Wilson has failed to score in his six Premier League appearances versus Aston Villa. It's the most games he has played against a side without ever scoring.
Villa's six-match winless away run in 2022/23 is their longest from the beginning of a Premier League season since a streak of seven games 11 years ago.
Aston Villa are looking to earn successive league victories for the first time since May.
Villa have only taken one point from their 12 most recent matches against sides starting the day in the top four.
The Last Meeting
Kieran Trippier stepped up to provide the decisive moment of the match when Villa visited St James’ Park in February.
The home side’s captain saw his deflected free-kick beat Emi Martinez after 35 minutes.
Villa had the ball in the net on the hour mark, but VAR intervened to rule out Ollie Watkins’ header.
Team News
Lucas Digne is in contention to return to the squad on the back of a full week of training. The full-back has missed the last five matches through injury.
Fellow Frenchman Boubacar Kamara is nearing a return to training, while Diego Carlos and Ludwig Augustinsson remain out.
Newcastle will be able to call upon Elliot Anderson again, while Allan Saint-Maximin has a chance to feature.
Alex Isak, Karl Darlow, Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth and Paul Dummett are sidelined.
View From The Dugout
“It will be a high-energy game of football from both teams. Both team will compete well. They’ve got a good side, a really well set up side. They’ve got some top players in there; they’ve got some athleticism in key positions and some really technically gifted footballers as well. I’m hoping for a really entertaining game for the fans. I’m hoping we can frustrate them and stop them from doing what they want to do. I’m hoping we can express ourselves.”
Aaron Danks