"Aston Villa bounced back from their defeat to Everton by dispatching Newcastle United 2-0 with a fine away performance. Unai Emery's team were a shadow of their usual selves in their 1-0 loss to the Toffees last week, but they proved why they are in the Premier League title picture with a fantastic display at St James' Park on Sunday."
"Sandro Tonali almost put Newcastle ahead inside 37 seconds, but Villa grew into the game and hit the front via a fantastic strike from Emiliano Buendia in the 19th minute. Emiliano Martinez, on his 200th league appearance for Villa, made a strong save to deny Lewis Miley before half-time, and after Newcastle lost Joelinton to injury early in the second period, their comeback attempts fell flat."
"Data Debrief: Blunt attack costs Newcastle Newcastle failed to score despite generating chances worth 2.3 expected goals, which is their highest xG tally without finding the back of the net in a Premier League game since a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in September 2022 (2.8). While Newcastle lost a home league game for the first time since September, Villa demonstrated their attacking edge."
Aston Villa recovered from a prior defeat by winning 2-0 away at Newcastle United, with Emiliano Buendia opening the scoring in the 19th minute and Ollie Watkins adding a late header from Lucas Digne's cross. Sandro Tonali almost gave Newcastle an early lead inside 37 seconds, and Emiliano Martinez made a key save on Lewis Miley in his 200th league appearance. Newcastle lost Joelinton to injury early in the second half and failed to convert chances worth 2.3 expected goals. Villa have scored 13 Premier League goals from outside the penalty area this season, the most of any side.
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