§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 23

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 Martínez (Aston Villa), rated 69, thanks above all to 1.06 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.10; conceded 0) and 7 crosses claimed. Martínez produced 3.6 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.

For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Jacob Ramsey, with 75.

69
Player of the match

Emiliano Martínez

Aston Villa · 90'

Produced 3.57× and cost 0.00× their position's average

Added
  • 1.06 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 1.10; conceded 0) 3.7×
  • 7 crosses claimed 4.0×
  • 18 recoveries 2.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Newcastle United
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder 42 75
Malick Thiaw Defender 90 63
Lewis Miley Midfielder 90 61
Sandro Tonali Midfielder 84 58
Anthony Gordon Forward 63 53
Nick Pope Goalkeeper 90 51
Yoane Wissa Forward 62 50
Anthony Elanga Forward 27 50
Sven Botman Defender 90 48
Harvey Barnes Forward 90 46
Joelinton Midfielder 48 41
Kieran Trippier Defender 90 38
Lewis Hall Defender 90 37
Nick Woltemade Forward 28 26
Joe Willock Midfielder 6 no rating
Aston Villa
PlayerPositionMinRating
Emiliano Martínez ★ Goalkeeper 90 69
Emiliano Buendía Forward 75 65
Ollie Watkins Forward 90 60
Amadou Onana Midfielder 89 58
Ian Maatsen Defender 90 57
Jadon Sancho Forward 59 44
Youri Tielemans Midfielder 74 42
Matty Cash Defender 90 39
Pau Torres Defender 75 37
Morgan Rogers Midfielder 90 33
Leon Bailey Forward 31 32
Ezri Konsa Defender 90 27
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder 16 no rating
Lucas Digne Defender 15 no rating
Tyrone Mings Defender 15 no rating
Victor Lindelöf Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Aston Villa player won the most duels?

Morgan Rogers, with 12 duels won. Next: Ollie Watkins 7, Ian Maatsen 6.

Morgan Rogers displayed remarkable combativeness, winning 12 duels in Aston Villa's 2–0 win at Newcastle United. Ollie Watkins followed with 7, while Ian Maatsen won 6.

Which Newcastle United player made the most tackles?

Sandro Tonali, with 7 tackles. Next: Lewis Hall 3, Sven Botman 3.

In Newcastle United's 2–0 home defeat to Aston Villa, Sandro Tonali led the defensive fight with 7 tackles. Tonali more than doubled the tally of Lewis Hall and Sven Botman, who had 3 each.

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.

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Newcastle United 0–2 Aston Villa, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Emiliano Martínez, 69
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.