Premier League Round 7: Newcastle’s unbeaten home record meets Aston Villa away
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Newcastle’s home unbeaten record meets Aston Villa’s mixed away form, with three points separating the teams in the provisional Premier League standings and several availability doubts on both sides.
Before kickoff
The central question at St James’ Park
Can Newcastle’s unbeaten home record withstand Aston Villa’s away challenge when the Premier League’s seventh-round fixture kicks off on Saturday at 16:30 UTC? Newcastle have won one and drawn two of their three home games this season, scoring six goals and conceding five. Villa’s away record is one win, one draw and one loss, with three goals scored and six conceded across three away games. Villa have kept one away clean sheet; Newcastle have kept none at home.
A three-point table gap
The provisional standings put Newcastle 11th on eight points from six games, while Aston Villa are 16th on five points from six games. Newcastle are three points ahead. Those positions make the league points at stake clear, without establishing any confirmed qualification or relegation consequence.
Form and availability
Across their six most recent matches, Newcastle’s sequence is Draw, Win, Draw, Loss, Win, Loss. Aston Villa’s is Loss, Loss, Draw, Loss, Win, Draw. Newcastle will be without A. Elanga and E. Jaouen, while V. Livramento, J. Ramsey and B. Toure are questionable. Villa list G. Hemmings, I. Maatsen, A. Onana and M. Ruggeri as unavailable, with R. Barkley and I. Mbaye questionable.
The kickoff check
The concrete question is whether Newcastle can record their first home clean sheet of the season against a Villa side that has scored three goals in away games.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Manchester City | WWWWW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 18 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | WLWWW | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
| 3 | Brighton | WWWDL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Brentford | DWDDD | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | Everton | DWDDD | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | WLDLW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | |
| 7 | Leeds | LDWDD | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8 | Hull City | DLDDW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | LWDWD | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | Ipswich | WLWLL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 11 | Newcastle | LWLDW | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | WDLWL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | DDLDW | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
| 14 | Coventry | WWLLL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | LLWDD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | DWLDL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | LLLDW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| 18 | Bournemouth | LLDDD | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | |
| 19 | Tottenham | DLDDL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |
| 20 | Fulham | LDDLL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |