Newcastle and Aston Villa have named their starting teams for their meeting at St James Park in the Premier League on Saturday. The Magpies lost 4-1 at Coventry City on Monday but are unbeaten at home in four games in all competitions this season, most recently beating Hull City 2-1 on September 19.Villa are unbeaten in three domestic matches following their 2-2 draw at home to high-flying Brentford last Saturday, winning their last away game 3-2 at Spurs.Unai Emerys team continued their perfect start to their Champions League campaign by winning 6-0 at home to Fenerbahce on Matchday 2 on Wednesday. Premier League, Round 7NewcastleNEW 17/10/2026 17:30 Aston VillaAST Venue St James' Park Referee Jarred GillettNewcastle confirmed starting team vs Aston VillaNewcastle United: Hornicek, Hall, Botman, Gonzalez, Joelinton, Wissa, Barnes, Thiaw, Fernandez-Pardo, Willock, MileySubstitutes: Nick Pope, Fabian Schar, Aladji Bamba, William Osula, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure, Jacob Murphy, Dan Burn, Amar DedicAston Villa full line up vs NewcastleAston Villa: Suzuki, Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Wan-Bissaka, Gomes, Kamara, Alysson, Manzambi, Buendia, JacksonSubstitutes: Marco Bizot, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Pau Torres, Ibrahim Mbaye, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Goretzka, Brian MadjoWhere to watch Newcastle vs Villa: TV channel, live online streamKick-off on Saturday is at 17:30 BST (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra.Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Heres the full list of Premier League international broadcasters.Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Premier League statsNewcastle have gone three consecutive Premier League games without a win against Aston Villa (D1 L2), losing 2-0 in their most recent meeting. They havent lost consecutive games against Villa since losing both matches in 2004-05, the second of which saw Steven Taylor, Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer all sent off.Aston Villa won 2-0 in their last away Premier League game against Newcastle. They havent won consecutive league visits to St James Park since a run of three between 1955-56 and 1957-58.Newcastle have gone 12 consecutive Premier League games without a clean sheet at St James Park, last having a longer run without a shutout between December 1998 and August 1999 under Ruud Gullit (13 games).Newcastle United have conceded 13 Premier League goals this season, their third-most after six matches after 1999-00 (18) and 2021-22 (14), going on to finish 11th in both seasons. Only Chelsea (36) have faced more shots on target this season than the Magpies (34).In 2026, only Tottenham Hotspur (13) have lost more Premier League games than Newcastle (12), while the Magpies have shipped the joint-most goals (44, level with Chelsea).Aston Villa have conceded 11 goals in six Premier League games this season, their most at this stage of a top-flight season since 1986-87 (16), when they eventually finished bottom. Theyve faced 15.8 shots per game in 2026-27, their most since 2019-20 (16 per game).Since the start of 2023-24 which began with Newcastle beating Aston Villa 5-1 on MD1 St James Park has seen more goals than any other Premier League venue (208) and has seen the most games played without any ending goalless (60).Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has won 99 of his 196 Premier League games (D44 L53). Victory in this game would make him the joint-ninth fastest manager to 100 victories in the competition.Newcastles Harvey Barnes has been involved in 10 goals in 13 Premier League games against Aston Villa (6 goals, 4 assists), his joint-most against an opponent, along with West Ham. He only has more Premier League goals against Leeds (7).Aston Villas Nicolas Jackson has scored in his last two Premier League games, only netting in three in a row once in the competition (May 2024 for Chelsea).Latest updated Premier League table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City66001651118 W W W W W 2 Arsenal6501105515 W L W W W 3 Brighton64111851313 W W W D L 4 Brentford6240126610 D W D D D 5 Everton624085310 L D W D D 6 Chelsea63121513210 W W L D L 7 Leeds62318539 L D W D D 8 Hull City62318629 D L D D W 9 Liverpool62317709 L W D W D 10 Ipswich6303912-39 W L W L L 11 Newcastle62221013-38 L W L D W 12 Crystal Palace6213912-37 W D L W L 13 Manchester United61329906 D D L D W 14 Coventry6204511-66 W W L L L 15 Nottingham Forest612358-35 L L W D D 16 Aston Villa6123611-55 D W L D L 17 Sunderland6114612-64 L L L D W 18 Bournemouth6033713-63 L L D D D 19 Tottenham603339-63 D L D D L 20 Fulham6024610-42 L D D L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Topics Aston Villa F.C. 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