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Match predictionOur tip: 1-1

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Prediction: Jaissle’s High Press Meets Emery’s Structure at St James’ Park

Premier League Gameweek 7 brings Newcastle United and Aston Villa together at St James' Park on 17 October 2026, with both clubs sitting in the lower half of the table after patchy starts. Neither side can afford to keep dropping…

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  • Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa in week 7 of the 2026-2027 Premier League kicks off at 17:30 GMT on 2026-10-17.
  • In their last 10 matches, Referee J. Gillett averaged 4-5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 20 fouls.
  • There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between M. Jaissle and Unai Emery.
  • In the table Newcastle United are 11th (8 pts) and Aston Villa sit 16th with 5 pts.
  • Newcastle United and Aston Villa will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
  • Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Newcastle United should be met by Aston Villa's expected 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw L. Hall lead Newcastle United with a 8.3 TheyScored rating, and J. McGinn top-rating for Aston Villa at 8.
  • Both teams are coming from different results: Newcastle United fell 1-4 against Coventry City, while Aston Villa prevailed 6-0 over Fenerbahce.
  • Newcastle United's form is 2-1-2 recently, but Aston Villa are on a roll with 4-1-0 in their last 5 matches.
  • Newcastle United have clearly got the edge H2H: in 41 meetings, they've beaten Aston Villa 16 times, with 13 draws and only 12 losses.
  • The two most popular scorelines among our users are 2-1 (picked by 17.3%) and 1-1 (picked by 10.7%).
  • We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Newcastle United's 2.00 goals/game at home balance out Aston Villa's 1.00 away scoring.

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17/10/2026 16:30

N/A

J. Gillett

Premier League

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2

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Newcastle is going head to head with Aston Villa on 17/10/2026 16:30 GMT for the England Premier League. Our users most predicted score for this game is 1 - 2. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Newcastle v Aston Villa H2H statistics!