Aston Villa vs Newcastle: Match preview, predicted line-ups, team news and prediction

Aston Villa welcome Newcastle United to Villa Park in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.

Villa won 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in the third round, while Newcastle beat Bournemouth 7-6 on penalties after an enthralling 3-3 draw in normal time.

Match preview

Villa dug deep to secure a 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday, ending their two-game losing streak at home in the Premier League.

They were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle at Villa Park in their last league meeting, but won 2-0 at St James’ Park last month.

Manager Unai Emery boasts a good record against the Magpies, winning six, drawing one and losing three in 10 meetings.

Newcastle head into the fixture off the back of an impressive 2-1 win at Tottenham, registering their third away league victory this season.

The victory eases the pressure on manager Eddie Howe, but a defeat would put his position back under scrutiny.

Howe has struggled against Emery, winning three, losing six and drawing one of his 10 previous encounters with the Spaniard.

Team news

Matty Cash, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans and Andres Garcia are sidelined for Villa.

Emil Krafth, Lewis Miley, Valentino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Antony Gordon and Joelinton are unavailable for Newcastle.

Predicted line-ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Marco Bizot, Lamare Bogarde, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Douglas Luiz, Amadou Onana, Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers, Emi Buendia, Tammy Abraham.

Newcastle (4-3-3): Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Hall, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Kieran Trippier, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade, Harvey Barnes.

Prediction

We predict a 3-2 victory for Villa.

Stats from transfermarkt.com.