Two teams intent on unnerving the Premier League's elite clash at Villa Park on Tuesday, as high-flying Aston Villa take on last season's surprise package Newcastle United.
While Villa still occupy a place inside the top four despite a slight downturn in results, their ailing visitors could slip into the bottom half if they lose again in midweek.
After a 0-0 draw with Everton last time out in the Premier League - Unai Emery's first goalless result in the English top flight, in his 97th game - Aston Villa played out another stalemate in their most recent fixture, away to Chelsea in the FA Cup.
Having only beaten Championship side Middlesbrough 1-0 in their first outing of 2024, goals have begun to dry up for the previously free-scoring Villans, who have now won just two of their last six matches.
While a cup replay awaits, with a place in the fifth round still at stake, Emery will want to rekindle his side's momentum on Tuesday evening, when they make a welcome return to home soil.
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