Newcastle United have the chance to keep the good times rolling this weekend but face a tough test in Aston Villa.
After destroying Crystal Palace 5-0 on Wednesday, Newcastle United have now won six games in a row and are in scintillating form.
Goals from Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes, Fabian Schar, Alexander Isak and another own-goal from Marc Guehi secured the comfortable three points at St. James’ Park.
The victory saw Newcastle move up to third in the Premier League table and within touching distance of returning to the Champions League.
Defeating Aston Villa will move them even closer but it will be far from easy.
Here’s everything you need to know about the fixture.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United kick-off
Newcastle United travel to take on Aston Villa on Saturday, April 19, with kick-off coming at 5:30 pm at Villa Park.
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How to watch Aston Villa vs Newcastle
Given it’s a match between two of the country’s best teams chasing a Champions League place, it’s no surprise that it has been selected for television.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle TV channel
Sky Sports have picked the match for broadcast and will show it on their Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League channels.
Villa vs Newcastle live stream
If you are a Sky customer, the match will also be available to live stream on their online streaming platform SkyGo.
If not, you can purchase a Now TV day membership pass allowing you to watch all the day’s Sky Sports coverage and stream it on your smartphone, tablet or computer.
A day pass costs £14.99, a flexible monthly membership is £34.99 and a 12-month contract costs £26 a month.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United team news
Tindall suggested he would name an unchanged starting XI once again for the trip to Birmingham.
He said in his pre-match press conference: “When you’re winning games, it becomes difficult to change the team unless players aren’t performing.
“People can’t say that because they’re delivering excellent performances. In some ways, the team does pick itself.
“But we have a great squad and everyone has played their part this season. Sometimes it’s easy to get frustrated when you’e not playing but you have to put yourself in the shoes of the players in front of you.
“They support each other and we need that for the remaining games.”
There was also a further update on Sven Botman’s recovery: “Certainly not this weekend but, as I said, he’s ahead of schedule.
“He’s on the grass and joining in some aspects of training. Maybe next weekend he could be in contention for selection.”
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 76 |
| 2 |  ArsenalArsenal | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 63 |
| 3 | NewcastleNewcastle | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 40 | 21 | 59 |
| 4 |  Nottm ForestNottingham Forest | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 57 |
| 5 |  Man CityManchester City | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 |  ChelseaChelsea | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 54 |
| 7 | Aston VillaAston Villa | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 54 |
Referee and officials
- Referee: Jarred Gillett
- Assistants: Lee Betts, Sian Massey-Ellis
- Fourth official: Farai Hallam
- VAR: Michael Salisbury
- Assistant VAR: Derek Eaton
Prediction
Villa are a great side in good form but they are coming off the back of an emotionally and physically exhausting match as they were narrowly knocked out of the Champions League by PSG.
Getting back to business after such exertion and heartbreak can be tough, leaving Newcastle the opening to inflict another bruising defeat.
Prediction: Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle United.
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