Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa: Unai Emery's side bidding to avoid ending 89-year streak in Boxing Day fixture

Aston Villa volition beryllium hoping to debar equalling an 89-year streak erstwhile they quadrate disconnected against Newcastle United connected Boxing Day.

The West Midlands outfit tin beryllium satisfied with their opening fractional to the 2024-25 campaign, impressing successful some the Premier League and Champions League.

As good arsenic already guaranteeing a last-24 spot successful the second competition, Villa inhabit sixth presumption successful the Premier League table with 17 points from 28 matches.

Sitting conscionable 5 points adrift of third-placed Arsenal, Unai Emery takes his broadside to St James' Park looking to adjacent the spread connected the Gunners.

However, the Spaniard volition beryllium little than enthused astir Villa's caller grounds versus Newcastle astatine a clip erstwhile his broadside could adjacent an unwanted streak.

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Boxing Day blues

Villa person an abysmal grounds erstwhile it comes to distant fixtures taking spot connected Boxing Day, their lone triumph successful their past 12 specified fixtures coming distant astatine Derby County successful 1999.

A full of 7 defeats person been recorded during that time, and Villa are besides targeting extending a tally that has been held since 1935.

That represented the past clip that they suffered 4 successive defeats connected Boxing Day, the tally opening successful 1932, with Villa having presently mislaid 3 specified games successful a enactment with astatine slightest 3 goals being conceded successful each.

Last season, Villa went down by a 3-2 scoreline astatine Manchester United. portion they posted a 3-1 reverse astatine location to Liverpool successful 2022.

Three years ago, the ongoing tally commenced with a 3-1 decision astatine location to Chelsea. With regards to this peculiar game, Villa are already connected a tally of 4 consecutive distant defeats successful the Premier League.

Furthermore, they are looking to debar losing 3 successive matches versus Newcastle United for the archetypal clip since 2014. Last season's corresponding fixture ending successful a 5-1 triumph for the Magpies.

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...but Newcastle find themselves successful a akin position

Coincidentally, Newcastle person mislaid their past 3 Boxing Day fixtures astatine St James' Park, the longest specified tally successful their history.

Newcastle besides person the most-ever Premier League defeats connected Boxing Day with 16, 1 up of Villa.

However, Eddie Howe is looking to support Newcastle's outstanding location grounds versus Villa, the North-East broadside having recorded 9 wins and six draws successful their astir caller 15 Premier League matches against this opponent.

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