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Aston Villa face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 43 and win only 14 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 18 Apr | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 02 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Villans's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 14 goals for and 12 against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 18 points from their 14 games played so far, Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Villans could well see them head back from St. James' Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |