Having been pipped by Newcastle to a Champions League spot at the end of last season, Aston Villa has the opportunity to exact revenge at home today as it hosts the Magpies in this first Saturday fixture of the new English Premier League campaign.

Villa acknowledged that they breached the rules for the fifth time last season in their 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park in May.

There was a powerful moment during Aston Villa’s goalless draw with Newcastle United where both sets of fans came together to show solidarity over their opposition to the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules.

Brentford and Aston Villa played out a pulsating 3-3 draw at Villa Park in April 2024. The Bees trailed by two goals shortly after half-time but produced a stunning nine-minute turnaround to flip the game on its head and take a 3-2 lead before Ollie Watkins’ second of the game meant the spoils were shared.

A wide player is on the list of priorities, but Unai Emery needs to optimise Villa's attacking output through his No 10s

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Nashville SC went toe-to-toe with Premier League team Aston Villa, playing the English side to a 2-2 tie in a friendly match at Geodis Park on Aug. 2. Matthew Corcoran and Sam Surridge scored second-half goals to bring Nashville back from a 2-0 deficit in its first-ever match against a team from one of Europe's "Big Five" professional leagues.

It's a new season but the same old story for Aston Villa. Unai Emery's side suffered a repeat of a familiar trend after kicking off their Premier League campaign in Saturday's early kick-off against Newcastle United.

Marco Asensio’s future at PSG is still up in the air after spending the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa. The Spaniard made a strong impression in the Premier League, though Villa