There’s less than a week before Aston Villa get their 2025-26 campaign under way against Newcastle United.

Unai Emery’s men take on the Magpies at Villa Park, with opposite number Eddie Howe hopeful of having some new recruits in his squad for the Premier League opener.

However, he has some injury concerns to deal with this week as well as he assesses his group ahead of what will be a long and demanding campaign. Pre-season has seen several injury scares for the United head coach, although there have been some positive returns as the players prepared for the coming challenge.

And then there’s still the frustrating matter of Alexander Isak’s absence to address, with Howe desperate for reinforcements. Here’s a look at Villa’s opponents as we count down to the big Premier League kick-off

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