THE MATCHDAY BRIEFING
Published forecast archive · Forecast cutoff: 18 Oct 2026, 04:00. This is the retained forecast, and may not include the final result.
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HomeNewcastle
Premier League17:30
AwayAston Villa
Newcastle #10
1519SCORE
1513ATTACK · #8
1506ON TARGET · #11
Last five form
DWLWL
Points / match1.4
Goals scored / match1.4
Goals conceded / match2.2
TEAM COMPARISON
NewcastleAston Villa
1.4Goals scored3.0
2.2Goals conceded1.4
14.2Shots16.0
4.8Shots on target7.6
9.2Inside-box shots11.0
58.6%Possession48.8%
Last five at forecast cutoff · per match
Aston Villa #5
1587SCORE
1506ATTACK · #14
1499ON TARGET · #16
Last five form
LWWDW
Points / match2.0
Goals scored / match3.0
Goals conceded / match1.4
Newcastle · PREDICTED LINE UP
Review sample · not a live prediction
J. Murphy · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.
M. Fernandez-Pardo · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.
No injury or selection-confidence claim.
Aston Villa · PREDICTED LINE UP
Review sample · not a live prediction
A. Wan-Bissaka · retained from the last observed XI. Started 1 of 4 earlier stored matches.
No injury or selection-confidence claim.
Review warning: unresolved player metadata conflict in this sample.