Newcastle have won just one of their past eight visits to Villa Park, a 3-1 victory that came last season courtesy of two Schar strikes and an own goal. Newcastle have failed to score in six of their last seven Premier League visits to Aston Villa. The Toon have won ten Premier League away games at Villa Park.

Aston Villa have won nine of their past 10 games across all competitions, while Newcastle have carried on their momentum from winning the Carabao Cup - despite now being without recovering manager Eddie Howe.

Aston Villa suffered heartache in midweek when they crashed out of the Champions League against PSG. Unai Emery’s team can’t feel sorry for themselves for too long. On Saturday, they will host