Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Tips & Preview - Attacks to shine in thrilling contest

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Newcastle aiming to capitalize on homeform to push for Europe.
Aston Villa looking to continue their unbeaten away streak.
Featuring both teams scoring often, expect goals aplenty.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa

Newcastle United continue their push for the European places as they host Aston Villa in an English Premier League clash on Sunday.

The Magpies are aiming to maintain their solid home form, while the Villans have also done some good work on their travels. Both teams are likely to be fired up here and should serve up a thrilling contest.

Newcastle United News

Newcastle United were held to a surprise 0-0 draw at Wolves in their previous Premier League fixture. They made a quick return to winning ways in the Champions League, earning a 3-0 home victory over PSV in midweek.

Sitting just two points off the European places, the plan for Newcastle United will be to crank up the pressure on the teams above them. The Magpies are back at St James' Park on Sunday and are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 home matches.

The Goals always flow freely at St James' Park for Newcastle United, who have scored first in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, Eddie Howe's team have failed to keep a clean sheet eight times on this run while eight of those fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Aston Villa News

Aston Villa remain third in the table after suffering a surprise 1-0 home defeat to Everton last time out in the Premier League. They bounced back in midweek, claiming a 1-0 victory at Fenerbahce to progress to the UEFA Europa League round of 16.

The Villans’ overall form has been solid lately, having gone unbeaten in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions. Unai Emery’s team have also impressed on their travels and are unbeaten in eight of their last nine away matches across all competitions.

Aston Villa often look sharp going forward and have scored in eight of their last 10 away matches across all competitions. However, they are without a clean sheet in eight of those fixtures while seven of the last nine matches on this run have produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Newcastle United have five wins while Aston Villa have picked up four victories, with three draws in the last 12 matches. Both teams battled to a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture in August.

Verdict

Newcastle v Aston Villa

Newcastle United and Aston Villa often serve up open encounters, and with both teams scoring in four of their last six meetings, a repeat is expected here. With seven of the last eight meetings also producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome could be in the cards.

The Magpies are often fired up at St James' Park and, having opened the scoring in eight of their last 10 home matches, could be backed to grab the opening goal on Sunday.

Yes

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