Aston Villa – Newcastle: revenge on the line at Villa Park 
FA Cup on a Saturday night, Villa Park loud as hell, and two Premier League sides refusing to hand anything over. Villa host Newcastle in a pure top-flight fourth-round tie. Three weeks after knocking the Magpies out 2-0 at St James’, Emery’s men have the psychological edge. Cup football doesn’t care about past wins.
Aston Villa: ambition has stepped up 
Villa look grown-up. Beaten by Brentford, pegged back by Bournemouth, they answered in the right tempo by scraping a 1-0 at home to Brighton with a late penalty won in the box. Not flashy. Clinical.
Third in the Premier League, Emery’s side has taken advantage of others slipping to keep their Champions League dream alive.
The FA Cup isn’t a consolation prize for them. Seven-time winners, they dumped Spurs in the last round at Tottenham. Villa know how to handle knockout nights, how to make every duel count. Still, there’s a ceiling to hit. They haven’t managed back-to-back progress past the fourth round since 2008–2011.
Villa vs Newcastle in the Cup has history. When these two meet, one of them often goes far. Lately the edge has tilted Villa’s way: unbeaten in their last three meetings across all competitions, six goals scored, one conceded. Villa have the upper hand.
Newcastle: pride restored and a brutal run of fixtures 
Newcastle are nerves and grit. Booed at St James’ after the Brentford loss, Howe’s side responded with character — a 2-1 win at Spurs that eased the dressing room. They needed that.
Sitting tenth, Bruno Guimarães and co. face a brutal spell: Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea… plus a European tie with Qarabag that means a five-thousand-mile round trip to Azerbaijan. Squad management will have to be precise.
In the Cup they already had to fight: a crazy 3-3 with Bournemouth finished in penalties. Away from home, their cup record against top-flight clubs looks shaky — ten defeats in the last 13 cup trips to elite teams. Often, they’ve lacked the cutting edge.
Likely lineups
Aston Villa : Bizot ; Bogarde, Lindelof, Torres, Digne ; Onana, Luiz ; Bailey, Rogers, Buendia ; Abraham
Newcastle : Pope ; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall ; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey ; Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon
Football Prediction Aston Villa vs Newcastle
Both teams to score
No replays this season. If it’s level, it goes on — extra time, maybe penalties. This tie is set up to run long. Villa have the recent edge, Newcastle have found some bite again. In a tight game, intensity will open gaps. Both sides have enough firepower to score. And on a Villa Park cup night, it rarely ends without a few scares.
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