Two sides looking to force their way into the European picture come the end of the season meet here, as Newcastle take on Aston Villa in the North East. This should be a bumper Boxing Day fixture, between two sides in seriously good form and goals look to be guaranteed. Newcastle come into this one fresh off the back of a win over Ipswich, whilst Villa should take heart from overcoming Manchester City last weekend, setting this one up perfectly.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Best Odds
Both sides will be desperate to pick up three points here, in what should be a seismic encounter.
| Newcastle United – 17/20 (-115) | Draw – 3/1 (+300) | Aston Villa – 31/10 (+310) |
| Over – 3/4 (-133) | 2.5 Goals | Under – 13/10 (+130) |
| Yes – 4/6 (-150) | BTTS | No – 6/5 (+120) |
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Analysis
This should be an entertaining encounter for all punters and EPL betting sites at St James’s Park.
Newcastle United
With performances improving and Newcastle finding form, Eddie Howe is beginning to get a serious tune out of Toon, at arguably the most important time of the season. The Magpies endured a rough start to the season, particularly on the road but they are starting to string some results together. This should be a big game for Newcastle, who are dreaming of cracking Europe again next season and St James’s Park will be rocking as usual.
Team news: Kieran Trippier, Jamal Lescelles & Sven Botman will all miss out here for Newcastle.
Newcastle United Predicted Lineup:
Pope, Livramento, Burn, Schar, Hall, Tonali, Joelinton, Guimares, Murphy, Isak & Gordon.
Aston Villa
Similarly, Aston Villa haven’t been living up to their incredible showings last season in the Premier League, but a couple of good recent results have boosted morale. Unai Emery is doing a good job at the helm in the West Midlands and their win over Manchester City last weekend will be improving confidence in the camp. They have a busy spell over the festive period, and they will want to make a good start to that here.
Team news: Jacob Ramsey will be missing here for Aston Villa.
Aston Villa Predicted Lineup:
Martinez, Torres, Cash, Carlos, Digne, Kamara, McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers, Watkins & Duran.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Prediction
This should be a very good game at St James’s Park, between two sides that appear to be very well matched on paper. Newcastle are going particularly well of late, and their home fans will be backing them to the hilt. Villa meanwhile are also ticking along nicely, and they will be up for the challenge they face here in the North East. This will be tight and it could well end up as a draw.
Prediction: The match to finish as a draw – 3/1 (+300) – Rhino Bet.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa – The Ultimate Bet
Draw & BTTS – 5/1 (+500) – Fitzdares
Both of these sides will be raring to go here and this feels like it should be a proper Boxing Day classic. There isn’t much to split them but both sides could settle for an entertaining draw.
