Aston Villa fans comments after lucky to get a point at home to Newcastle United

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·17. August 2025

Aston Villa fans comments after lucky to get a point at home to Newcastle United

Aston Villa fans turned up for their opening game of the season, with Newcastle United the visitors.

No doubt hoping/dreaming of another 4-1 win against NUFC, as happened in April when United were toothless and a shambles when defending.

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The absence of Alexander Isak no doubt increased the hope and expectations of Aston Villa fans.

However, United dominated the first half, Villa hardly getting a kick,, Newcastle could and should have had the game won with eight shots in the opening half and none for Villa.

By the final whistle, the visitors with sixteen shots compared to only three for Aston Villa.

A fortunate point at home for an Aston Villa team who have only lost four of their last 45 home Premier League matches these past two and a half years.

Aston Villa fans commenting via their Villa Talk message board:

‘Every statistic has Newcastle way ahead of us including shots, xg, etc. let’s be honest, if Newcastle had a striker, we’d have lost.’

‘Kinda funny it was 16-3 on shots, but 3-3 in shots on target. Newcastle had no composure.’

‘The question wasn’t about composure though was it – it was about created chances. Newcastle created lots more than we did, and if they had a striker we’d have lost’

‘No points are awarded for chances. You have to take them to get points and Newcastle couldn’t.’

‘Again, no one is talking about the scoreline or the point. We are talking about chances.

Would be really great if people could read what was said rather than replying irrelevantly…’

‘We look a bit average don’t we. First game I know but I’m hoping for 7th or 8th this season. Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea, Spurs, Newcastle and maybe even Man Utd will be ahead of us this season.’

‘New keeper MOTM’

‘From where I sat I thought McGinn didn’t have that bad a game. The balance was wrong with the side, too narrow, more concerned of what Newcastle were gonna set up and do than play our own game and let them worry about us. The Don got it wrong today I feel.

Please stop the slow pedestrian football.’

‘It was too easy for Newcastle. Cash was at the byline cutting it back to Bruno and Tonali. Not one Villa midfielder anywhere near them. For me the match was a perfect example of the problem with our right hand side, and the limitations of the players in that side.

Konsa is the only one of them I wouldn’t sell!’

‘If we can get back to our best I don’t worry about Man U or Spurs. Newcastle will struggle once champs league start.

We need a centre back, Right back, and left 10.’

‘Probably would’ve taken a point before the game, seeing as we usually tend to start slowly. Definitely would’ve taken a point knowing that we’d be playing with 10 men for 25 mins.

The red card was just a comedy of errors from our right side. Cash seemed to forget which colours we were playing in and stuck a poor cross right into a gang of Newcastle players, and Konsa probably could’ve just stuck with Gordon and tried to force him wide. It was poor all round.

It was just a bit of an odd game. We hardly turned up first half and rode our luck a bit.’

‘Well that was one to forget really wasn’t it? Poor game all round, first half was awful, looked like we were still in preseason mode.

Bizot looked good and made some good stops that a lesser keeper might not have done so happy with that.

Red card was clearly a red card.’

‘Someone said UE can’t get cash to play like Cafu ( albeit he had a decent outing today) maybe not.

but Perhaps He can get Konsa to play like Schar?’

‘I think we’d have seen more attacking options brought on against a tiring Newcastle team if it hadn’t been for the red card.

Both us and Newcastle will have better options by the end of the month for sure.’

‘Clean sheet , with 10 men for a long period. Newcastle are a bloody.good team. Grabbed a point, I’ll take that.’

‘Apart from two good early saves from the excellent Bizot, we defended pretty well.

Our problem was the move breaking down in midfield time and time again and no shots at all in the first half is shockingly bad.’

‘Bizzot did the business with 2 great saves.

Watching watkins not challenge, not be aggressive and just get pushed and pulled around, yes he was fouled multiple times by burn but push and pull back for goodness sake. Made it incredibly easy for the defence.

Bad games for digne who got pulled apart by Elanga, cashs brain dead pass cutting out half the villa team and passing it directly to Newcastle, tielemens was ineffective further forwards, we missed his control taking it from the defence, Rogers who was invisible for 89 minutes.

Mcginn was the only aggression which is not great when playing a team with 3 aggressive midfielders.

Kamara looked good, cashs terrible passing, luckily his body became a ball magnet as 3 or 4 times they shot and it hit him, so from a blocking point of view he did well, ounana put in some decent blocks and a few tackles, still not near the level he needs to be at for me.

It was the overall passive, lack of energy,lack of aggression and to top it off, poor ball retention by poor passing that frustrated me the most, that and the lack of changing things before its far too late.

I was happy to get the 1 point at full time after the terrible performance, poor officiating ( it was pretty bad, not an excuse for the passive half energy display).’

‘Newcastle packed the middle with tenacious and physical players who move quickly, so when McGinn or Rogers or Cash or Digne got the ball wide (the only place there was any space) they had nowhere to go but back into the middle that was packed with green. So, they obligingly sent the ball to defenders closing on the passing lanes. Over and over again.’

Aston Villa 0 Newcastle 0 – Saturday 16 August 2025 12.30pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Villa

Konsa red card 66

(Stats in brackets are at half-time)

Possession was Newcastle 59% (58%) Villa 41% (42%)

Total shots were Newcastle 16 (8) Villa 3 (0)

Shots on target were Newcastle 3 (2) Villa 3 (0)

Corners were Newcastle 6 (3) Villa 3 (2)

Touches in the box Newcastle 33 (18) Villa 14 (5)

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