Newcastle United FC vs. Aston Villa FC 3/12/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Newcastle United hosts Aston Villa on Friday in an English Premier League Fixture. Newcastle United is 16th in the top-flight English league table at 7-6-14 on 27 points with a goal difference of -17. Newcastle is just one point clear of the drop zone and was held to a 0-0 draw by West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Newcastle is winless in its last four English Premier League fixtures.

Newcastle has one win, two draws and two losses across its last five matches played in the English Premier League and over that span has scored five goals and allowed eight. The Newcastle attack has been held scoreless in two of its last five matches. Callum Wilson is the leading goal scorer for Newcastle with 10 and Wilson is also the leader in assists with five.

Aston Villa is ninth in the top flight English league table at 12-4-10 on 40 points with a goal difference of +11. Aston Villa was held to a 0-0 draw by Wolverhampton on Saturday. Aston Villa is winless in its last two matches in the top-flight English league, but remains in the fight for a spot in European competition, trailing seventh place Tottenham by just five points.

Aston Villa has one win, two draws and two losses across its last five matches played in the English Premier League and over that span has scored two goals and allowed three. The Newcastle back line and goalkeepers have posted three clean sheets over the last five matches played. Ollie Watkins is the leading goal scorer for Newcastle with 10, while Jack Grealish is the leader in assists with 10.