Newcastle
Line-up
- 1M. Dúbravka
- 3P. Dummett
- 2C. Clark
- 6J. Lascelles
- 8J. Shelvey
- 28J. Willock
- 12Dwight Gayle
- 9Joelinton
- 19Javier Manquillo
- 23J. Murphy
- 7Andy Carroll
- 17Emil Krafth
- 14I. Hayden
- 21R. Fraser
Subs
- 26K. Darlow
- 18F. Fernández
- 15J. Lewis
- 16J. Hendrick
- 36S. Longstaff
- 11M. Ritchie
Aston Villa
Line-up
- 26E. Martínez
- 18M. Targett
- 5T. Mings
- 4E. Konsa
- 27Ahmed El Mohamady
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 7J. McGinn
- 11Watkins, Ollie
- 20R. Barkley
- 25M. Sanson
- 21A. El Ghazi
- 41Ramsey, Jacob
- 17Trezeguet
- 15Bertrand Traoré
Subs
- 1T. Heaton
- 2M. Cash
- 22B. Engels
- 3N. Taylor
- 19M. Nakamba
- 39Davis, Keinan
With both Newcastle and Aston Villa united in their struggles in front of goal, little in the way of quality attacking play is expected when they face off at St. James’ Park on Friday, and backing under 2.5 goals to be scored is advised as a result.
Three of Newcastle’s last four league outings fell below that total goals line, while under 2.5 goals landed in six of Villa’s last eight fixtures in the division – stats that suggest backers of the same market could be rewarded again this week.
In a game of few chances, a single shred of inspiration could prove the difference however, and the return of talismanic schemer Jack Grealish to the Villa ranks could allow the visitors to ****** a victory.