Newcastle United head to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup this weekend.
Buoyed by a win on the road at Tottenham Hotspur in midweek, Eddie Howe’s side aim to further improve what has been a poor record away from St James’ Park this season.
Newcastle lifted the League Cup last season to end a long wait for a major trophy and will now want to reach the FA Cup’s latter stages. The Magpies last won this trophy in 1955 and have not progressed past the quarter-finals since 2004-05.
Aston Villa be pose a tough test for Newcastle. Villa, who are third in the Premier League table, are unbeaten in the previous three meetings between the teams in all competitions.
Newcastle team news
Eddie Howe is short of midfield options for this clash, after Bruno Guimaraes picked up an issue in midweek. The Newcastle captain is a major doubt to face Aston Villa, while compatriot Joelinton has been ruled out.
“With Bruno the other night, he got the injury when he got the injury. I don’t think there was any pre-injury,” Howe said on Friday.
“Obviously at that stage of the game he was getting fatigued, maybe on a normal situation with a full bench we would have maybe taken him off before that moment but we didn’t. We ran out of midfielders and he stayed on the pitch and unfortunately got injured.
“Joelinton is doing really well. I don’t think he will make this game but he won’t be too far beyond this game. He is desperate to be back involved which he normally is but that is a great sign for us. That means he is feeling good about his body and he is very positive.”
Elsewhere, Tino Livramento and Emil Krafth remain out, so Kieran Tripper will continue at right-back.
Newcastle predicted lineup
Newcastle predicted XI: Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Willock, Tonali, Ramsey; Barnes, Wissa, Gordon.
What time is kick-off?
Aston Villa vs Newcastle will kick off at Villa Park at 17:45 GMT on Saturday 14th February 2026.
How to watch Aston Villa vs Newcastle
The match will be broadcast on BBC 1 and TNT Sports 3 in the UK.
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