Aston Villa thrashed Newcastle

Aston Villa secured an impressive 4-1 victory against Newcastle United in the 33rd round of the Premier League on the morning of April 20th, strengthening their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

Amadou Onana celebrates his goal for Aston Villa.

At their home ground, Villa Park, Unai Emery's team displayed an extremely impressive performance, despite their opponents, Newcastle, being in excellent form recently. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring in the first minute, although Fabian Schär equalized in the 18th minute; that was all the visitors could manage in this match.

In just 11 minutes in the second half, Aston Villa scored three goals thanks to Maatsen (64th minute), Dan Burn (own goal, 73rd minute) and Amadou Onana (75th minute), helping the home team easily overwhelm the Magpies.

Aston Villa continued their impressive home form with their sixth consecutive win in all competitions, scoring at least two goals in each game. This is Villa's longest home winning streak with at least two goals in a single match since January 1990, when they achieved 11 consecutive wins.

The 4-1 victory against Newcastle marked the first time since April 2023 that Aston Villa had won five consecutive Premier League matches. In their last 11 games across all competitions, the Midlands side have won 10, suffering only one defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain.

This victory also ended Newcastle United's six-game winning streak for Aston Villa, giving them a significant advantage in the race for a Champions League spot. Currently, Opta rates Aston Villa as having a 39% chance of securing a place in Europe's most prestigious competition next season.

In the Premier League standings, Aston Villa are currently tied for fifth place with Nottingham Forest, who will face Tottenham in this round in another crucial match.

Source: https://znews.vn/aston-villa-de-bep-newcastle-post1547274.html