Aston Villa looking to end 17-year streak against Newcastle United

Aston Villa will be hoping to end a 17-year streak when they meet Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon.

Steven Gerrard and his squad make the trip to St James' Park with a nine-point advantage over their opponents in the Premier League standings.

However, while the contest in the North East is perceived to be a 50-50 game, Villa have a poor recent record at the home of the Magpies.

You have to go all the way back to April 2005 for the last time that Villa defeated Newcastle in a Premier League fixture, a run spanning 12 fixtures.

That occasion is best remembered for Newcastle having three players sent off, with the dismissal of Steven Taylor for deliberate handball on the line being followed by Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer being dismissed for fighting each other.

Newcastle also prevailed when the two teams met in the Championship in 2017, extending their unbeaten streak to seven wins and six draws.