Newcastle United za ta shiga filin wasa da Aston Villa a St James' Park a ranar Boxing Day, wanda zai kasance wasan da ya fi dacewa a gasar Premier League. Newcastle United, wanda yake a matsayi na takwas a teburin gasar, ya samu nasarar gida uku a jere, inda ta doke Leicester City da Ipswich Town da ci 4-0, sannan ta fitar da Brentford daga gasar League Cup da ci 3-1.
Aston Villa, karkashin koci Unai Emery, suna zama na shida a waje, suna da asarar wasanni biyar a jere a waje, amma suna da ƙarfin gida. Sun doke Manchester City da ci 2-1 a wasansu na gida na kwanan nan, amma suna da alama mawuya a waje. Villa sun rasa wasanni huɗu a jere a waje, ciki har da asarar da suka yi wa Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle United suna da tarihi mai kyau a gida a kan Aston Villa, suna da nasara a wasanni 15 a jere a gida ba tare da asara ba, tun daga asarar da suka yi a watan Aprailu 2005. Alexander Isak na Newcastle ya zama babban É—an wasa, ya zura kwallaye uku a wasansu na gida da Ipswich Town.
Aston Villa kuma suna da ƙarfin su, suna da nasara a wasanni huɗu a jere, ciki har da nasara a kan Manchester City. Jhon Duran na Villa ya zama ɗan wasa mai hatsari, ya zura kwallaye a wasansu na gida da Manchester City.
Wannan wasan zai kasance da mahimmanci ga kowace ƙungiya, saboda suna neman samun mafita don samun matsayi a gasar Premier League. Newcastle United suna neman kare nasarar su a gida, yayin da Aston Villa suna neman kawo karshen asarar su a waje.
