Newcastle United and Aston Villa are ready to lock horns in the Premier League this week. Both sides will head into the clash with an impressive win behind their back. Hence, they both will be confident and movitated to extract a positive result out of the game.
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa: Talking Tactics
Eddie Howe will surely field a 4-3-3 formation and ask his men to play with high intensity. They will try to take advantage of their wingers and build attack from the wide areas.
Unai Emery might prefer a 4-2-3-1 shape to control the tempo of the game better. He has hardworking midfielders and electrifying attackers.
Newcastle United
Joelinton, Nick Pope, Callum Wilson, Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles and Emil Krafth are unavailable for this game.
Newcastle United Predicted XI
Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Aston Villa
The Villans have almost their entire squad available with only Jacob Ramsey sidelined.
Aston Villa Predicted XI
Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers; Duran
Key Men
Newcastle United
Bruno Guimarães can prove to be an instrumental figure in the middle of the park. On the other hand, Alexander Isak is in great form and might prove to be the difference maker.
Aston Villa
Emiliano Martínez has the tendency to step up when it’s needed the most. Notably, John McGinn can also be critical going forward on the offensive front.