Aston Villa and Newcastle United will lock horns in what is an intriguing-looking Premier League clash at Villa Park on Saturday evening.
This is a crucial fixture in terms of the battle for Champions League qualification, with the pair currently separated by just five points and four places in the top flight standings.
Unai Emery’s hosts will come into this showdown fresh off the back of bowing out of Europe’s premier club competition despite a spirited 3-2 win over PSG on Tuesday night, with all three of my Villa Park selections proving profitable.
As far as the Premier League is concerned, the Villans made it four wins in succession with a 3-0 success at Southampton last Saturday.
As for Newcastle, they ramped up their charge towards next season's Champions League by ruthlessly cutting apart Crystal Palace 5-0 at St James’ Park on Wednesday night.
Victory moved the Magpies up to third position in the Premier League table, just four points behind second-placed Arsenal.
How the bookies view it: Villa to topple the Toon Army
Aston Villa – who have lost just once at home in the Premier League this season – are 5/4 favourites on Boylesports.
Despite winning each of their last six matches across all competitions, Newcastle arrive at Villa Park as 15/8 (Boylesports) outsiders while the draw has been chalked up at 5/2 (Boylesports).
Head to head: History against the hosts
Newcastle have fared well in this fixture in recent years, triumphing in five of the last six Premier League meetings between the pair, including a resounding 3-0 success in this season’s reverse fixture.
Players to watch: Marcus to make his mark?
Marcus Rashford looked back to his best against PSG on Tuesday night, making him an attractive option to hit the target at least once during this clash at 5/6 on Bet 365.
I successfully backed Newcastle’s Alexander Isak for a goal or an assist against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night and I’m more than happy to support the same selection on Saturday evening at an eye-catching even-money (1/1) on Bet 365.
Predicted line-ups
Aston Villa boss Emery looks set to have the luxury of a fully fit squad to choose from on Saturday evening.
Newcastle are expected to stick with the same starting XI that made light work of Crystal Palace in midweek.
Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins
Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Barnes
Anything else catch the eye?
A Bet Builder of both teams to score and both teams to receive a card looks worth getting on board with at 4/5 on Bet 365.
Both teams have scored in a league-high 13 of Aston Villa’s 16 top flight home games this season, including each of their last eight.
As for the cards angle, the two teams shared five bookings between them in this season’s reverse fixture, one of which was a red card.
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