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Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa breakdown: 44 entries into the box, and 1 shot on target
Beaten in the air, outshot and outcrossed, and three points better off. The numbers behind a win built entirely inside the penalty area.
18.10.26, 07:30 Updated 18.10.26, 10:06 7 Minute Read
The story in brief
- Newcastle United entered the Villa penalty area 44 times to Villa's 24, and had one shot on target.
- Villa lost the aerial duels 25 to six, then won the match with a header.
- Nine of Newcastle's 16 shots were blocked, and Villa made 36 clearances to 16.
Newcastle reached the Villa box all afternoon. Getting a shot away was the hard part.
Newcastle had the territory. Villa had the box.
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