Premier League: Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United: Race for Europe on Opening Day (Aug 16)
Newcastle United travel down to Aston Villa for their opening Premier League match.
The away side will be looking to get a big win early as they hunt Champions League football once again.
The home side fell just short of the top four last season, a win on opening day could help them get the ball rolling.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
| Aston Villa | 4/3 |
| Newcastle United | 15/8 |
| Draw | 13/5 |
Villa Victors in Last Matchup
| Total | Aston Villa | Newcastle | Draw | |
| Games | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 |
| Goals | 70 | 28 | 42 |
Aston Villa won the last game between the two teams 4-1.
Despite this, Newcastle won the three games previous, scoring a total of 11 goals in those three games.
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Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United Key Stats
- Newcastle United have won three out of the last five games vs. Aston Villa.
- Aston Villa have won just one out of the last five fixtures vs. Newcastle United.
- Aston Villa scored four goals in their last game against Newcastle United.
Aston Villa Team News
Aston Villa will be without Axel Disasi, Marcus Rashford and Marcos Asensio following the expiry of their loan spells with the club.
New signing Yasin Ozcan will be ready to go for the game.
Possible Lineup
Emiliano Martinez (GK), Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Youri Tielemans, Amadou Onana, Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Donyell Malen, Ollie Watkins
Newcastle United Team News
New signing Anthony Elanga will be ready from the off and able to participate in this game.
Joelinton will be available after recovering from an injury that saw him miss the end of last season.
Possible Lineup
Nick Pope (GK), Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Jacob Murphy, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Tino Livramento, Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak
Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United Picks
A matchup between two team that were neck and neck throughout last season in the race for Champions League football. Ultimately, the Magpies won that race and came home with a trophy.
Newcastle’s ability to keep hold of their talent will see them win this one, as Villa simply haven’t added enough pieces to improve on their squad from last season.
Other markets include Alexander Isak to score two or more goals, Morgan Rogers to have two or more shots on target and Emiliano Martinez to make two or more saves and receive a yellow card.
