The Magpies have just won three straight games across all competitions, while Villa head north on a run of four league defeats away from home.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up all the latest team news from both camps ahead of Thursday's top-flight contest on Tyneside.
NEWCASTLE UNITED vs. ASTON VILLA
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Out: Callum Wilson (hamstring), Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Nick Pope (knee), Emil Krafth (shoulder), Sven Botman (knee)
Doubtful: Joelinton (head)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
ASTON VILLA
Out: Jacob Ramsey (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Kamara, Onana; McGinn, Tielemans, Rogers; Duran
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Jonathan O'Shea