Newcastle United head to Aston Villa on the back of some solid transfer business of late. Anthony Elanga, Aaron Ramsdale and Malick Thiaw will be involved at Villa Park but the clash will come too soon for incoming midfielder Jacob Ramsey.

Newcastle has bolstered its midfield options ahead of a return to the Champions League by signing midfielder Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa for a reported $53 million.

After a nightmarish pre-season, Newcastle United faces another major hurdle when it gets its Premier League campaign up and running at Aston Villa on Saturday.

Preview the matchup between Aston Villa and Newcastle United with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Aston Villa will host rivals Newcastle at home in their opening fixture of the Premier League. Both sides had an impressive campaign last season and will look