Paul Merson states his prediction for Newcastle vs Aston Villa

Paul Merson has given his prediction for the upcoming match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa. The Magpies are currently in 17th place near the relegation zone of the Premier League table with 18 points. Meanwhile, Steven Gerrard's side are in 11th place with 27 points. Both clubs will be hoping to have a successful match at the weekend, though Merson predicts that they will share points at St. James' Park. "If it wasn’t for Allan Saint-Maximin, Newcastle weren’t winning their game against Everton. He was outstanding on the day, and they’re going to go on the attack here. If Newcastle win this game, they’d be taking a massive step towards getting out of trouble. I think they need to get their points now and make hay while the sun shines," the pundit said (via Sportskeeda). "Philippe Coutinho was very good against Leeds. If you can have players like Jacob Ramsey making runs around him, Coutinho will find them. Coutinho will probably get Ramsey into the England squad. "Both teams have a go in their Premier League games, and neither team is defensively very good. We saw that with Aston Villa the other night. I think there’ll be a lot of goals in this match." Paul Merson's prediction: Newcastle 2 - 2 Aston Villa Join us on Telegram!/ Follow us on Twitter!

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