Newcastle United will clash heads with Aston Villa at Villa Park this Saturday as they look to secure a positive result on the road in the Premier League. The Magpies suffered a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of Coventry City recently, so they would be eager to get back to winning ways this weekend.

Matthias Jaissle will opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make one tweak to his first XI for this game. Amar Dedic could play from the start of this game, while Joe Willock makes way for him and drops to the bench.

Lukas Hornicek will operate in between the sticks for the Magpies after conceding four goals in his last outing. Malick Thiaw will function alongside Sven Botman at the heart of the Newcastle backline as they look to keep a solid shape on the defensive end of the field.

Amar Dedic will try to impress as the right-back, while Lewis Hall hopes to put in a good performance on the other side as the left-back. Both of them will get the license to go forward and express themselves inside the opponent’s half.

Dan Burn will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 19: Malick Thiaw of Newcastle United is seen during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Newcastle United and Hull City at St James’ Park on September 19, 2026 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Nico Gonzalez and Lewis Miley will operate as the holding midfielders as they focus on winning the 50-50 battles at the centre of the park and engineering some decent chances in the final third.

The talented trio of Harvey Barnes, Yoane Wissa and Jacob Murphy will operate just ahead of them as part of Jaissle’s attack. All three of them need to be at their best if the Magpies are to come out on top this weekend.