Aston Villa vs Newcastle United: FA Cup preview, predictions & bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews Aston Villa vs Newcastle United in the FA Cup fourth round

• Villa are 3rd in the Premier League, with Newcastle 10th

• Two sides drew at Villa Park earlier this season, with Villa winning at St. James' Park three weeks ago

The FA Cup fourth round has arrived, and the draw has served up a mouth-watering early clash between two of England's biggest clubs, as Aston Villa and Newcastle go head-to-head at Villa Park. Ladbrokes brings you its odds, betting tips and prediction ahead of Saturday evening's encounter between two teams that will consider themselves contenders to win the whole thing. Villa are the favourites to beat Newcastle in 90 minutes at odds of 6/5, with the visitors odds of 19/10 to pull off a surprise win, and the draw priced at 11/4.

Match details

• Fixture: Aston Villa vs Newcastle United

• Competition: FA Cup

• Date: Saturday, February 14, 2026

• Kick off: 17:45 GMT

• Venue: Villa Park

Aston Villa vs Newcastle prediction

Our prediction: Aston Villa 2-1 Newcastle

Aston Villa vs Newcastle predicted lineups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Bizot / Konsa, Lindelof, Pau, Maatsen / Bogarde, Luiz / Sancho, Buendia, Rogers / Abraham

Newcastle (4-3-3): Ramsdale / Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall / Ramsey, Tonali, Willock / Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon

Aston Villa to win

Unai Emery's Villa sit 3rd in the Premier League and are fighting on three fronts, and they will fancy the FA Cup as a competition they have a real chance of winning. The Spaniard has enjoyed great success at Villa but will be desperate to win their first silverware in three decades. It's been an inconsistent for season for Newcastle who are 10th in the league, but progressed through the Champions League league phase and have a strong record in domestic cups under Eddie Howe, winning the Carabao Cup last season to end their own long trophy drought.

Villa have a very strong record at home, winning 13 of their 17 games at Villa Park this season, while Newcastle have just four wins away from home this season. When the teams met on the opening day of the season at Villa Park, it ended in a 0-0 stalemate, but it was the men in claret and blue that emerged with a big 2-0 win at St. James' Park a few weeks ago. The Toon ended their away day blues with a 2-1 win at Spurs last time out - but it's Tottenham. The Magpies have a poor record here, with just one win in their last ten visits, and we reckon that Villa will have just about enough to get through to the fifth round, winning 2-1 in 90 minutes.

Both teams to score

To go with our 2-1 prediction, we'll add both teams to score as the second leg of our Villa vs Newcastle bet builder. It remains to be seen to what extent both sides will be rotate, but neither manager will underestimate the challenge and there should be plenty of attacking firepower on display. Both teams have scored in each of Newcastle's last five games, while Villa rarely fail to find the back of the net on home turf.

Morgan Rogers 1+ shots on target

The England number ten position is one of the most hotly debated in the entire squad, but Morgan Rogers continues to stake his claim and is enjoying another fine season for Villa, with eight goals and five assists in the Premier League. He is indispensable to Unai Emery and could play a decisive role here, operating in the spaces between Newcastle's midfield and defence in their 4-3-3. Rogers has had a shot on target in each of his last five games, and we're backing him to continue that streak in the FA Cup.

Over 3.5 cards in the match

In what should be a hotly contested classic FA Cup tie, we're picking over 3.5 cards in the match as our final selection in our Villa vs Newcastle bet builder. The two teams know each other very well and are evenly matched, despite the home side having much the better season. Joelinton is definitely out and his compatriot, captain and partner-in-crime Bruno Guimaraes looks likely to be missing as well, which will bring the temperature down a notch, but Jacob Ramsey will be desperate to impress against his former club. Games involving Villa this season average 3.97 cards per game, while that figure is 3.89 cards per game for Newcastle. It has all the ingredients for a feisty affair.

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