Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: St. James’ Park Date: 12th August 2023 Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT
Newcastle United will kick off their 2023/24 Premier League season with a home game against Aston Villa this Saturday. The Magpies enjoyed the 2022/23 PL edition as it ended with them finishing in the top four for the first time in nearly two decades so they come into this new season with a spring in their step. Their triumph in the new pre-season Sela Cup, which came courtesy of impressive wins against Fiorentina (2-0) and Villarreal (4-0), will also have spurred them further to add an established and coveted piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet which has been gathering dust since 1969. As manager Eddie Howe pointed out, his boys will be eager to start well against Unai Emery’s Villa. But this game may not be quite as simple for Howe who has lost all four meetings with Emery by an 11-2 aggregate score. The fact that Newcastle have not lost against Aston Villa on home turf since the start of 2005/06 (W9, D6) will give the St. James Park’s faithful confidence that their side, who lost just two home games in the PL last season, can win this game. Meanwhile, Villa have enjoyed a remarkable revival under Unai Emery. The Spanish coach, who only joined the club in October last year, led them to a seventh-place finish which booked their place in the Europa Conference League. His side earned more Premier League (PL) points than all but four clubs from the beginning of November 2022, so there’s understandably a lot of excitement about Emery’s first full season at the club. He will hope to do even better with an improved squad this season, with Pau Torres, Youri Tielemans and Moussa Diaby seen as excellent additions to Aston Villa. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa
20:00
Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur
20:00
Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
19:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
20:00
Newcastle United
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
36
26
5
5
88
28
+60
83
2
Manchester City
35
25
7
3
87
33
+54
82
3
Liverpool
36
23
9
4
81
38
+43
78
4
Aston Villa
36
20
7
9
73
53
+20
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
35
18
6
11
69
58
+11
60
6
Newcastle United
35
17
5
13
78
56
+22
56
7
Chelsea
35
15
9
11
70
59
+11
54
8
Manchester United
35
16
6
13
52
55
-3
54
9
West Ham United
36
13
10
13
56
70
-14
49
10
AFC Bournemouth
36
13
9
14
52
63
-11
48
11
Brighton & Hov…
35
12
11
12
53
57
-4
47
12
Wolverhampton Wanderers
36
13
7
16
49
60
-11
46
13
Fulham
36
12
8
16
51
55
-4
44
14
Crystal Palace
36
11
10
15
49
57
-8
43
15
Everton
36
12
9
15
38
49
-11
37
16
Brentford
36
9
9
18
52
60
-8
36
17
Nottingham Forest
36
8
9
19
45
63
-18
29
18
Luton Town
36
6
8
22
49
78
-29
26
19
Burnley
36
5
9
22
39
74
-35
24
20
Sheffield United
36
3
7
26
35
100
-65
16
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