Newcastle United will travel to Aston Villa in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
The trip to Aston Villa on Saturday, August 19 represents a tough start to the new campaign, with reigning champions Liverpool first up at St James’ Park before ending the opening month by visiting Leeds United.
Newcastle begin September with a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers before their Champions League campaign gets underway. It isn’t until December when the Tyne-Wear derby returns with United heading to the Stadium of Light first. The reserve fixtures takes places in March.
With the Magpies’ fixture list as relentless as ever, head coach Eddie Howe knows he must bolster his squad in the transfer window. A new signing is yet to arrive yet but no one should be panicking. After all, we’re only three days into the summer window.
There’s just under eight weeks to go until the new season kick-offs. Here, NewcastleWorld has taken a look at the latest transfer rumours and put together a dream starting XI for the Premier League opener at Villa Park.
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5. LB: Lewis Hall
Foot surgery in March cut short what was an outstanding campaign for the 20-year-old. Once he’s back, Hall won’t only be a regular for Newcastle but for England as well. | Getty Images
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6. CM: Sandro Tonali
A move to the No.6 role in December last year and Tonali hasn’t looked back. The Italian has been a revelation and, in many ways, transformed the team. | Getty Images
7. CM: Bruno Guimaraes
Appointed captain last summer, the Brazilian has taken to the role by storm after leading Newcastle to their first domestic trophy in 70 years. Bruno leads by example, both on and off the pitch. | Getty Images
8. CM: Jacob Ramsey
Having Jacob Ramsey and Joelinton, who are two different kind of players, will help give Howe a good variation in midfield. | Getty Images