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Sean McCormick

When is Newcastle vs Aston Villa, is it on TV and who is in the teams?

Newcastle welcome Aston Villa to St James' Park on Wednesday as they look to push on towards the top half of the Premier League table.

Steve Bruce's side have virtually assured their Premier League status after Sunday's 3-0 win over Sheffield United moved them 11 points clear of the relegation zone.

Goals from Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie and Joelinton secured a comfortable win over the Blades and they now welcome an Aston Villa side who are embroiled in a relegation dogfight.

Dean Smith's side drew with Sheffield United last Wednesday before losing 2-1 to Chelsea on Sunday, despite Kortney Hause firing them into a surprise lead.

The Villans head to Tyneside knowing time is running out for them to pick up the points to secure their Premier League status for another season.

When is Newcastle vs Aston Villa?

The match takes place on Wednesday, June 22, with the action getting under way at 6pm.

Is Newcastle vs Aston Villa on TV? How can I follow it live?

Yes, this one is on TV.

The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport with coverage beginning at 5:45pm.

You can also follow all the action in our live match blog with team news, live updates, reaction and analysis from St James' Park.

What are the injury concerns? Who is in the teams?

Newcastle are sweating on the fitness of Florian Lejeune, as well as Matty and Sean Longstaff, while Ciaran Clark will miss the game through injury.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa will be without Tom Heaton, Bjorn Engels and Wesley through injury, while Frederic Guilbert and Danny Drinkwater will be assessed prior to the trip to the North East.

Newcastle likely XI: Dubravka; Manquillo, Lascelles, Fernandez, Rose; Shelvey, Hayden; Ritchie, Almiron, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton

Aston Villa likely XI: Nyland; Konsa, Hause, Mings, Targett; Hourihane, Douglas Luiz, McGinn; El-Ghazi, Grealish; Davis

Who is the ref?

Chris Kavanagh will be the man in the middle on Wednesday.

It will be the third time the Lancashire referee has officiated Newcastle this season having overseen November's 2-2 draw with Manchester City and January's 1-0 win over Chelsea.

What are the bookies saying?

Newcastle 13/10

Aston Villa 21/10

Draw 12/5

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