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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 18 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2008, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 03 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Aston Villa | 4 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 27 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Aston Villa | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Magpies have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 59 points they have accumulated from 37 games. Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 34 points from their 37 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Villans, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |