BBC Sport pundit on Newcastle United – On the money now with six games remaining? | OneFootball

Some interesting comments from this BBC Sport pundit on Newcastle United.

Chris Sutton speaking ahead of Saturday’s match.

Newcastle United facing Aston Villa at Villa Park with a 5.30pm kick-off.

The Newcastle United players knowing they will remain third in the table if getting a point or better against Villa.

Whilst a win for United at Villa Park would put them eight points clear of sixth, if Chelsea lost at Fulham.

With five games left to play, Newcastle United would be in an incredibly strong position to make sure of Champions League football next season.

Chris Sutton talking to BBC Sport – 18 April 2025:

“The race for a Champions League spot is well and truly on.

“Aston Villa are right in the mix for the top five too, but the thing that stands out for me about Newcastle is that they look like they have got loads of energy.

“Newcastle are the Premier League’s momentum monsters, especially since winning the Carabao Cup, but their excellent form goes back further than that.

“Seventh-placed Aston Villa are also in great shape, on a run of four successive league wins, and although they lost the tie overall, they were sensational in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris St-Germain.

“Villa’s comeback on the night, to win 3-2 after falling 2-0 down, took me by surprise but they really showed what they are made of. I think PSG will win this season’s Champions League, but Villa pushed them all the way.

“This is going to be a cracking game, and also a feisty one with what is at stake in the top-five race. Who or what decides it might come down to fine margins, and who makes the most of their chances, because both teams are going to get opportunities.

“Villa will score, whoever they play up top, although maybe they should take Marco Asensio off penalties. He missed two spot-kicks last weekend against Southampton after I told everyone to watch out for him on the Fantasy 606 pod, which sums up my FPL season and predicting ability in one fell swoop.

“You could make an argument for both teams here, but I am going with Newcastle, because of how good they were when I watched them at St James’ Park on Wednesday to beat Palace 5-0.

“Harvey Barnes was electric, just unbelievably good down the left, and the same goes for Jacob Murphy on the other flank – his opening goal was absolutely amazing, because who shoots from there?

“With those two playing the way they are, Newcastle are going to keep on winning.

“Prediction: Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 2”

So is the BBC Sport pundit on the money here?

I can’t disagree with much of what he has to say, if anything.

As Chris Sutton says, two teams in great Premier League form. Newcastle having won six of their last seven Premier League matches and one defeat, Villa with five wins, one draw and one defeat.

Both teams will go for it and it looks set to be a cracking match.

All three results are possible in this match but with the way Newcastle United are playing, especially the number of goals they have scored (12 in the last three PL matches), no reason why the NUFC players can’t make it a magnificent seven wins in a row in all competitions. Though a draw wouldn’t be the worst result in tough looking match.

The remaining Newcastle United match schedule:

Saturday 19 April – Villa v Newcastle (5.30pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 26 April – Newcastle v Ipswich (3pm)