Mark Lawrenson reveals Newcastle United score prediction ahead of Aston Villa clash
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In his weekly predictions piece for BBC Sport, pundit and broadcaster Mark Lawrenson gave his verdict on all the weekend's Premier League games, and tipped Dean Smith’s side to pick up a comfortable 2-0 win.
Expanding on his prediction, Lawro wrote: “Both of these sides lost their opening games and I wonder if Newcastle will stick with the more attacking approach that saw them ship four goals at home to West Ham.
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Hide Ad“Aston Villa did not do too much better, conceding three at Watford and leaving their comeback too late, but I am expecting more from them this time, especially at Villa Park.”


He continued: “I am mentioning the crowd being back a lot in these early weeks of the season and I think they will make a huge difference to the home form of some sides, including Villa.
“The other thing with Villa's fans is that they will be looking forward to seeing how their new-look side is shaping up. On that side of things, I think we will see Villa improving as their new faces bed in.”
Meanwhile, the 64-year-old's prediction opponent fan for the week, The Wombats drummer and Everton fan Dan Haggis, backed the Magpies to pick up a 2-1 win at Villa Park.
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Hide AdElsewhere, Lawro tipped the likes of Manchester United, Brentford and Leeds United to pick up wins.
The last time the Magpies faced Villa the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at St James' Park, with Jamaal Lascelles scoring a 90th minute equaliser for his side.