Sports Mole previews Thursday’s Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Separated by two points and two places in the Premier League table, Newcastle United and Aston Villa will both aim to boost their top-four ambitions when they clash on Boxing Day.
The Magpies are back at St James’ Park following a successful trip to Ipswich, while Villa overturned ailing champions Manchester City last time out, keeping them just above their hosts in the standings.
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After a run of two wins from 11 Premier League matches, Newcastle have now won both of their last two by the same 4-0 scoreline – against Leicester City and Ipswich Town – to re-establish themselves inside the top half of the table.
While the quality of their recent opponents may be questionable, Eddie Howe‘s team ruthlessly dispatched Leicester on home turf, before beating Brentford in the EFL Cup quarter-finals and then sweeping past Ipswich.
Alexander Isak opened the scoring after just 30 seconds at Portman Road, before…
