'Probably due' - Pundits agree over Aston Villa fate ahead of Newcastle United clash

Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as pundits Mark Lawrenson and Chris Sutton make the same prediction for the game against Newcastle United

20:29, 14 Apr 2023

Mark Lawrenson(Image: Newcastle United via Getty Image)

Pundit Mark Lawrenson believes Aston Villa will fall to a 2-1 defeat against Newcastle United on Saturday (April 15).

Villa host Eddie Howe's Magpies in the lunchtime kick-off as Unai Emery's men look to close the gap on the top five with eight games left of the season.

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Both teams are on a great run of form, with Newcastle having won five in a row and Villa unbeaten in seven Premier League outings.

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In his regular predictions column for Paddy Power, Lawrenson wrote: "I’m going to go for Newcastle to win, they’re really going for that top four spot and they’re back in a really good run. Aston Villa have also done really well but they’re probably due a defeat. Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle."

He agrees with fellow pundit Chris Sutton, who has also tipped Newcastle to pick up a 2-1 win. "Both of these teams are in such good form - Aston Villa have won their past four games, while Newcastle are on a run of five wins in a row," Sutton predicted this week.

"The obvious result is a draw, but I am actually going to keep on backing Newcastle because I was really impressed with their second-half display at Brentford last week.

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"I really admire what Unai Emery has done at Villa too, and they have enough firepower to cause the Magpies problems here but I just feel like Newcastle's quality will edge it."

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