Newcastle United 0–2 Aston Villa
- Buendía 19'
- Watkins 88'
25 January 2026
The match in data
Aston Villa got the better of Newcastle United, 2–0, on 25 January 2026, on matchday 23 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), rated 68, thanks above all to 3 shots on target and 1 goal. Buendía produced 1.6 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Jacob Ramsey, with 75.
Emiliano Buendía
Aston Villa · 75'
Produced 1.60× and cost 0.61× their position's average
- 3 shots on target 4.0×
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 7 recoveries 2.7×
- 1 shot off target 0.9×
- 1 failed dribble 0.8×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 42 | 75 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 84 | 60 |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 62 | 55 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 27 | 42 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 48 | 41 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 63 | 40 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 28 | 40 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Buendía ★ | Forward | 75 | 68 |
| Ollie Watkins | Forward | 90 | 67 |
| Amadou Onana | Midfielder | 89 | 65 |
| Ian Maatsen | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Jadon Sancho | Forward | 59 | 56 |
| Matty Cash | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Youri Tielemans | Midfielder | 74 | 45 |
| Pau Torres | Defender | 75 | 40 |
| Morgan Rogers | Midfielder | 90 | 32 |
| Ezri Konsa | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Leon Bailey | Forward | 31 | 30 |
| Emiliano Martínez | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Lamare Bogarde | Midfielder | 16 | no rating |
| Lucas Digne | Defender | 15 | no rating |
| Tyrone Mings | Defender | 15 | no rating |
| Victor Lindelöf | Defender | 1 | no rating |
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.