Aston Villa vs Newcastle Prediction, 11:30 p.m. April 19: Back in the top 5 race

Prediction before the match Aston Villa vs Newcastle

Aston Villa's Champions League journey came to a regrettable end in the quarter-finals against a formidable PSG. Unai Emery's side showed great fighting spirit and almost pulled off a dramatic comeback at Villa Park, but a 3-2 win was not enough to see them through.

Despite their elimination, Aston Villa can be proud of what they have done, especially when giants like Man City and Liverpool were eliminated earlier. With a squad that is not highly rated in terms of quality or depth, Villa have maintained good results in all three arenas for a long time, including the FA Cup.

In the Premier League alone, Aston Villa have won 5/6 of their most recent matches, thereby climbing straight into the Champions League group. Before round 33, Aston Villa was in 7th place but equal on points with Chelsea and only 1 point behind Man City. They were also only 3 points behind 4th-placed Nottingham. In theory, coach Unai Emery's team still has the right to decide.

However, Aston Villa are quite unlucky when facing Newcastle at this time. After 2 tense matches with PSG, Aston Villa will have an easier time if they meet weaker opponents like Southampton in the previous round. Newcastle is the team with the best form in the tournament, with a series of 5 consecutive wins. Last week, the Magpies showed their strength by crushing MU and Crystal Palace and climbing straight to 3rd place in the rankings.

Newcastle are on the rise

If Newcastle defeats their direct rival Aston Villa, they will have one hand on a ticket to the Champions League next season. Therefore, this will be a huge challenge for coach Unai Emery's team.

Aston Villa are on a four-game winning streak in the Premier League, but they haven't won five games in a row since April 2023. In addition, Aston Villa are having quite a problem in defense as coach Unai Emery constantly rotates his centre-backs and full-backs. In their last 37 home games, the Villans have only kept six clean sheets. Facing Newcastle's in-form attack, Villa need to work harder if they don't want to be at a disadvantage.

Another factor in Newcastle’s favour is their away form. The Magpies have won eight of their last 10 away games in all competitions (losing two), with two defeats against Man City and Liverpool. Not to mention Newcastle have won all three of their last meetings with Aston Villa, scoring at least three goals in each game.

Head to head history, form Aston Villa vs Newcastle

Aston Villa vs Newcastle predicted lineup

Aston Villa : Martinez; Konsa, Torres, Disasi, Maatsen; Kamara, Tielemans; Rogers, McGinn, Rashford; Watkins

Newcastle : Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes

Score prediction: Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle

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