Aston Villa travel to Newcastle this weekend. Both clubs have been struggling with form but it’s Newcastle who has been struggling the most. Following the sale of Cabaye, Newcastle’s midfield has been struggling to create many opportunities without Cabaye. Newcastle haven’t won since their 3-1 victory over West Ham on January 18th. Meanwhile Aston Villa won their last game against West Brom 3-2 on January 29th. The difference is, Newcastle have conceded 10 goals in their last 3 games.
Newcastle’s poor form could be accounted by recent injuries to Fabio Coloccini, Tiote and Remy who could all return this weekend. Paul Lambert took his Villa side to Portugal during the past week in an effort to build confidence in the side. Aston Villa are currently 12th in the Premier League.
In the previous fixture Aston Villa lost to Newcastle 2-1. Ben Arfa was the star of the show, by scoring one and assisting the second goal for Newcastle. Benteke scored for Villa.
Team News:
Newcastle welcome back Loic Remy to the Newcastle squad. Remy has served his three-game suspension following a red card against Norwich. Defender Coloccini and Tiote might feature in this game.
Aston Villa have no fresh injury concerns.
Match facts:
The Magpies are unbeaten in the last seven league games against Villa at St James Park (W4 D3) and in the last five home and away (W3 D2).
Benteke has scored the most headed goals (4) and has attempted the most headed shots (20) in the Premier League this season.
The last time Aston Villa won at St James Park, the Magpies had three players sent off, including Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer for fighting each other in April 2005.
Aston Villa have played the highest proportion of their passes long in the Premier League this season (16.7%).
Alan Pardew’s side have not scored in any of their last four Premier League games at St. James’ Park. The last time they went longer without a goal was August 2007 (six games).
The Magpies have not seen a single English player score a goal for them in any of their last 45 Premier League matches.
Paul Lambert has a lower win percentage in the Premier League at Aston Villa (26.6%) than he did at Norwich City as manager in the competition (31.6%).
Predicted Lineups:
Krul
Debuchy-Coloccini-Taylor-Santon
Tiote-Sissoko
Gouffran-de Jong-Ben Arfa
Cisse
Agbonlahor-Benteke-Albrighton
Delph-Westwood-El Ahmadi
Bertrand-Clark-Vlaar-Bacuna
Guzan
Match Prediction:
Newcastle 0-0 Aston Villa
I reckon it’ll be a boring draw. I’m not sure how many goals will be scored but I expect it’ll be very little. Both teams have struggled to score recently and I don’t see that changing this week. Aston Villa did go to Portugal so that could influence their performance this weekend, but after the last two recent games, I’m not too confident.
Nath switch to the fucking noses,how low could you sink even if we’re that shite languishing in the ryman lge would i fucking support that scum.get a grip mate
i was try 2 be devils advocate seems like i failed ~ i bleed villa hurts when i see us moan b4 a game
Mate it’s part of being a footy fan,but under no circumstance however low the club sank would i move over the city.i would insist being placed in a padded cell & request a labotomy before the thought ever crossed my mind.nowt wrong being critical about our beloved club mate.
this game will be all about approach, I hope lambert is aware of that, we really need to get at em from the off and unsettle them and the crowd, doing our usual sit back and wait game will only inspire confidence in the Newcastle team if they manage 70%+ possession and comfortably knock the ball about.
Newcastle are there for the taking today if we approach it right.
Agreed NM, we need to approach the game like we did against West Ham when two down and Cardiff in the last half hour.
We can play really good football at times when the confidence and will to attack is there.
Sit back and hope for the final whistle as we did at Goodison and I reckon we’re doomed.
I sense a draw, and would be quite happy with that.
again bacuna right back lowton not even making the bench ~ formation the trusted 433 set up 2 soak and hit on the break
Fairly happy with that line-up.
Need Weimann to take his chances and Benteke to look interested.
Do question Bacuna’s defensive ability but hopefully we’ll have them on the back foot.
Pub time lol ! UTV !!!
ppl will complain about albrighton dropping 2 the bench but he doesn’t suit the system of 433, weimann aving dropped out last game will be hungry 2 prove a point iam also happy with the line up
i feel a big result and performance 2day 🙂 hope iam rite
Just heard collymore on talkshite say ‘i’d like to see lambert have prem lge players on prem lge wages before i passed any judgment on him.but wouldn’t discuss a contract with him until the end of the season’.some sense in that.
Giddy…Collymore is right IMO. I have been saying all season the Lambert cant possibly be judged too harshly until he is given proper funding. Thats down to Lerner. We need to spend reasonably big this season or Lerner should fuck off.
Im certainly with you on that mate,i wished he fucking coughed up or fucked off.
decent 1st half so far, id say we just edged it. vlarr has been brilliant.
still could go either way but Newcastle are really there for the taking and their crowd are getting restless.
come on villa!
UTV
Why the fuck have we changed to hoof ball in the second half? We were comfortably the better side when we were passing it around in the first half. I fear the worst because we are shite when we play kick and rush.
Bennett on things looking up.
Bennett on things looking up. 🙁
We will lose this 1 nil
Fuck me it’s mystic Langford…
Spooky
BWS…not mystic….its not rocket science to pass the ball. All that happens with kick and rush is that the opposition just keep getting the ball back without breaking sweat….fucking pathetic second half!
Mate I’m not disagreeing just your predication was bang on and the timing of the goal.
Yes totally shite, no argument from me 🙂
Fucking hell all over us if we get anything out of this i’l be amazed.
Sylla has done nothing but give the ball away, albrighton should have been on instead and ahmadi pushed in to the centre. Shit subs then bring his love child Bennett on why??
FFS…why change from the first half…we are trying to give this game away
hoof, hoof, fucking hoof!
We should of been dead & buried by now,fucking shite.
They deserved that goal we’re fucking shite.
There you go. Thats exactly what we deserved. I wrote on her after the Cardiff game that we cant play hoof ball. Pass and move, pass and move..fucking pathetic second half!
Face it lads were worse off than last season at this same stage start booking your championship tickets lambert fucked us over fans should have been on lamberts back from the start so I hope the lemmings are happy youve destroy your club asshole and to all them fans who cheered lamberts name at the norwich game 2 years ago fuck you to and Lerner for listening to them
What is Lambert doing?! How many games have we thrown away this season?! Unbelievable!