Aston Villa and Newcastle United have named their starting line-ups for their all-Premier League FA Cup fourth round tie takes place at Villa Park on Saturday.
Villa have eliminated Newcastle from the competition on four occasions and head into this tie unbeaten in their last three meetings with the Magpies in all competitions, recording two wins and a draw while conceding just once.
Newcastle, however, arrive encouraged by a 2-1 victory at Tottenham on Tuesday, which was their third away league win of the season.
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Aston Villa vs Newcastle in the 2025/26 FA Cup, as well as details on how to watch.
Aston Villa confirmed starting team vs Newcastle
Villa make seven changes from their 1-0 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley, Leon Bailey and Tammy Abraham are the new faces for the hosts, who remain without Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara.
Andres Garcia is on the bench following injury but Matty Cash is also unavailable with a knee problem, meaning Lamare Bogarde continues at right-back, while Pau Torres and Lucas Digne feature in defence.
Morgan Rogers, who has four goal involvements in the midfielder’s last five FA Cup starts for Villa, is likely to operate behind Abraham, who is set to lead the line.
Aston Villa starting XI: Marco Bizot, Lamare Bogarde, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Leon Bailey, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley, Douglas Luiz, Morgan Rogers, Tammy Abraham
Villa substitutes: Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Emiliano Buendia, Ollie Watkins, Andres Garcia, Jadon Sancho, Ian Maatsen, Mohamed Kone
Newcastle United full line up vs Aston Villa
Newcastle bring in Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade and William Osula from the win over Tottenham.
They are missing Joelinton, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth, Bruno Guimaraes and Lewis Miley through injury.
Jacob Ramsey scored the winner against Tottenham and keeps his place in midfield alongside Sandro Tonali.
Newcastle required penalties to overcome Bournemouth at home in the third round following a 3-3 draw. They are aiming to reach the fifth round for the third consecutive season.
Howe’s side are 10th in the Premier League and face a demanding run of fixtures in the coming weeks, including matches against Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea, as well as a Champions League knock-out play-off tie against Qarabag.
Newcastle United starting XI: Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall, Jacob Murphy, Jacob Ramsey, Nick Woltemade, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, William Osula
Newcastle substitutes: Nick Pope, Anthony Gordon, Anthony Elanga, John Ruddy, Joe Willock, Alex Murphy, Leo Shahar, Sean Neave, Park Seung-Soo
How to watch Villa vs Newcastle: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Saturday is at 17:45 GMT (12:45 ET / 09:45 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on BBC One and TNT Sports 3.
Live streaming on a vast range of devices is available through the BBC iPlayer app, BBC Sport website and Discovery Plus app.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Aston Villa vs Newcastle stats
- Villa are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Newcastle (W2 D1)
- The Magpies have lost 10 of their last 13 FA Cup away ties against Premier League opponents
- Aston Villa have won the FA Cup seven times