Aston Villa VS Newcastle – Match Preview and Team News

Aston Villa will be confronted with Newcastle United on Saturday in an early heavyweight Premier League collision.

Both parties would like to start the 2025/26 campaign with a victory, because Newcastle wants to build on in their fifth place previous term, Champions League qualification and Carabao Cup Triumph under Eddie Howe.

Aston Villa looks back from slipping to sixth and abuse of the Champions League.

Aston Villa VS Newcastle United – Match Preview and Team News

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025
Kick -off: 12.30 pm BST
Location: Villa Park, Birmingham
Last meeting: Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle United, April 19, 2025, Premier League

Team news

Aston Villa

Aston Villa was able to give potential debut to various summers, including goalkeeper Marco Bizot, who joins Brest for an unknown fee, striker Evann Guessand, taken from Nice, and young people Yasin Ozcan and Zepiqueno Redmond.

Tyrone Mings has returned to full fitness and is expected to anchor the defense, but Emiliano Martínez will be excluded for this opener because of the suspension, he received a straight red card in the last match of the 2024/25 season against Manchester United, with the ban on.

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– Aston Villa (@AVFCofficial) August 13, 2025

Morgan Rogers has trained this week and is expected to occur after previous fitness problems, while Ross Barkley and Andres Garcia have doubts as a result of beating. The upcoming switch from Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle adds uncertainty, whereby the midfielder is set for a medical and unlikely that it will appear.

Newcastle United

Newcastle can give debut to recent arrivals, including winger Anthony Elanga, signed from Nottingham Forest for £ 55 million, and defender Malick Thiaw, who joined AC Milan for £ 35 million. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale joined a season -hose loan from Southampton and could start over Nick Pope.

Joe Willock is sidelined with an Achilles injury, while star starer Alexander Isak will not be involved in the midst of speculation about his future.

Sven Botman is back from a long -term knee problem and is expected to defend, but Anthony Gordon is doubtful with an ankle injury; The team has had to deal with disruption of a Winless pre-season.

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– Newcastle United (@NUFC) August 14, 2025

Form

Aston Villa: N/A

The side of Unai Emery showed resilience in the preseason, winning victories on Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao and a 4-0 victory over Roma, while he signed with RB Leipzig. They enter the Momentum of Last season’s strong finish campaign, although a loss for Club America emphasized defensive vulnerabilities.

Newcastle United: NVT

The Eddie Howe team has passed a difficult preseason, suffering defeats for Atletico Madrid and Yokohama F. Marinos, with draws against Brest and Girona. This is expanding a winless run of eight games.

Predicted line -Ups

Aston Villa: Bizot; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Measures; Kamara, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Malen; Watkins.

Newcastle United: Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Botman, Livramento; Elanga, Guimarães, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes; Gordon.

How do I look at Aston Villa VS Newcastle United?

British fans can watch the game on TNT -Sport, with coverage from 11.30 am BST. Streaming is available via the TNT Sports app and Discovery+ for subscribers.

Aston Villa VS Newcastle – Match Preview and Team News