Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend (L) competes for the ball against Crystal Palace's James McArthur. (Photo : Getty Images)
Relegated squad Aston Villa FC (3-26-7, 16 points) is scheduled to square off with surging team Newcastle United FC (8-19-9, 33 points) at the Villa Park this Saturday, May 7th as the 2015-2016 Premier League season reaches its final two matchdays.
Aston Villa is now officially demoted to the Football League Championship next season as they are at the cellar of the current league table, 15 points below from the closest team, newly-promoted side Norwich City, with only two games left in their season.
The Villans are on an 11-game losing streak and could only muster three wins during the current term as the team also went through the sacking of former manager Remi Garde last March.
Caretaker Eric Black's squad is coming off a recurrent and frustrating loss, this time against another newly-promoted team Watford, 2-3, at the Vicarage Road last Saturday, as reported by SkySports.
Defender Ciaran Clark opened the scoring for the Lions at the 28th minute before it was equalized by midfielder Almen Abdi during the first half stoppage time. Villa then took back the lead at the 48th with a goal from striker Jordan Ayew.
Aston seemed headed to a rare victory with the clock winding down, however Hornets forward Troy Deeney scored two late goals as the full time whistle blew and in injury time to steal the three points away from the cellar dwellers.
Meanwhile, Newcastle United pulled off a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace also last Saturday at their home ground of St. James' Park, via BBC Sport.
English winger Andros Townsend scored the winner for Rafa Benitez's side at the 58th minute of the match to get his squad out of the bottom three relegation area with two matches left in their current campaign.
The Magpies are currently on a four-game unbeaten streak, which allowed them to move up to the 17th spot of the league table, only a point above the relegation's top squad Sunderland.
The predicted result is a 2-1 victory for Newcastle United.
Aston Villa starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Bunn; Clark, Lescott, Toner; Hutton, Westwood, Bacuna, Gueye, Cissokho; Ayew, Gestede
Newcastle United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Darlow; Anita, Mbemba, Lascelles, Dummett; Tioté, Colback; Townsend, Sissoko, Wijnaldum; Cissé
