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2025/26 Premier League
Matchday 23
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
St James' Park
Newcastle, England
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Kick-off is at 14h00
Newcastle United will square off with top-four hopefuls Aston Villa in a Premier League match at St James' Park on 25 January.
Current Form
The Magpies drew 0-0 with Wolverhampton Wanderers away on 18 January and they are enjoying a four-match unbeaten run in the English top-flight.
Newcastle are also unbeaten in their last eight home matches in the Premier League, having recorded two draws and six victories at St Jame' Park.
Meanwhile, Villa succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Everton FC at home on 18 January and their two-match unbeaten run in the league came to an end.
The Villans are also winless in their last two away matches in the Premier League, having registered one defeat and one draw.
Team News
Newcastle have William Osula, Emil Krafth, Dan Burn, Jamaal Lascelles, Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento and Jacob Murphy on their injury list, but there are no suspension issues.
Villa, on the other hand, also do not have any suspension worries, but Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn are on the Birmingham side's injury list.
Quotes
“It’s a tough one to take.We expected to win but we know there’s no easy games in the Premier League," Villa star Ezri Konsa said after his side's defeat to Everton,
“Their record away from home in the last six games has been good, they defended well, stopped our attacking threats quite well. It’s part of football, you win some, you lose some, but we have to make sure we bounce back.
“We’ve got two important fixtures next week, we have to go and win next week.”It’s very important to be able to move on quickly, games come thick and fast. We lost here but we’ve got two games next week and we have to focus on that.”
Head-to-Head
Newcastle and Villa drew 0-0 in their last meeting in the league, which was in August 2025 at Villa Park.
As a result, the Villans are undefeated in their last two Premier League games against Magpies, having registered one draw and one victory.
Premier League matchday 23 fixtures
Kick-off times
Saturday, 24 January
12:30 - West Ham United v Sunderland FAC
15:00 - Burnley FC v Tottenham Hotspur
15:00 - Fulham FC v Brighton and Hove Albion
15:00 - Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:30 - AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool FC
Sunday, 25 January
14:00 - Brentford FC v Nottingham Forest
14:00 - Crystal Palace v Chelsea FC
14:00 - Newcastle United v Aston Villa
16:30 - Arsenal FC v Manchester United
Monday, 26 January
20:00 - Everton FC v Leeds United
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