Newcastle 2-0 Aston Villa — EFL Championship, 20 Feb 2017
Newcastle beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 20 February 2017 at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Y. Gouffran scored for Newcastle. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Newcastle have won 1 and Aston Villa 0, 4 draws.
· kickoff·St James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 33'out: A. Mitrović
- 34'
- 37'
- 1-042'
- Half-time1-0
- 1-159'Own Goal
- 71'
- 82'
- 83'
- 89'out: C. Atsu
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Newcastle
- 7.8Jamaal LascellesD
- 7.4Jonjo ShelveyM
- 7.4Jack ColbackM
- 7.3Karl DarlowG
- 7.3Matt RitchieM
- 7.2Ciaran ClarkD
- 7.0DeAndre YedlinD
- 6.9Paul DummettD
- 6.9Aleksandar MitrovićF
- 6.8Yoan GouffranM
- 6.7Christian AtsuM
- 6.4Dwight GayleF
- 6.2Mohamed DiaméM
Aston Villa
- 7.3Henri LansburyM
- 6.9Samuel JohnstoneG
- 6.9Albert AdomahM
- 6.7Scott HoganF
- 6.7Birkir BjarnasonM
- 6.7Mile JedinakM
- 6.6Tommy ElphickD
- 6.6Alan HuttonD
- 6.6Conor HourihaneM
- 6.6Gary GardnerM
- 6.6James ChesterD
- 6.4Leandro BacunaM
- 6.4Neil TaylorD
- 6.1Jonathan KodjiaF
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-1-4-1
Newcastle4-4-1-1
Substitutes
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 45A. Mitrović33'F6.9
- 30C. Atsu89'M6.7
- 21R. ElliotG
- 17Ayoze PérezF
- 5Grant HanleyD
- 7A. LazaarD
- 27Jesús GámezD
Aston VillaS. Bruce
Substitutes
- 23J. AmaviD
- 7Leandro Bacuna83'M6.4
- 31M. BunnG
- 37Albert Adomah71'M6.9
- 40Jack GrealishM
- 2N. BakerD
- 22G. Gardner82'M6.6
Team statistics
54%Possession46%
15Total shots8
6Shots on target1
7Shots off target5
2Blocked shots2
6Corners4
2Offsides1
14Fouls11
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves4
445Total passes377
331Accurate passes244
74%Pass accuracy65%
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 90 | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jack Colback | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Karl Darlow | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Matt Ritchie | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 57 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 89 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Christian Atsu | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Dwight Gayle | 33 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Mohamed Diamé | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Lansbury | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Samuel Johnstone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Albert Adomah | 19 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Scott Hogan | 89 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Birkir Bjarnason | 82 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Mile Jedinak | 71 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tommy Elphick | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alan Hutton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Conor Hourihane | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gary Gardner | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| James Chester | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Neil Taylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.4 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 83 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 24 Sept 16Aston Villa1-1Newcastle
- 07 May 16Aston Villa0-0Newcastle
- 19 Dec 15Newcastle1-1Aston Villa
- 28 Feb 15Newcastle1-0Aston Villa
- 23 Aug 14Aston Villa0-0Newcastle
- 23 Feb 14Newcastle1-0Aston Villa
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolves | 46 | -4 | 58 |
Before and after
Newcastle
- Previous: Norwich 2-2 Newcastle, 14 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Newcastle 2-2 Bristol City, 25 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Aston Villa
- Previous: Aston Villa 1-3 Barnsley, 14 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Aston Villa 1-0 Derby, 25 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated