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.
9. RW: Anthony Elanga
The £55m NUFC paid for Elanga is the joint-second most expensive signing in the club's history. | AFP via Getty Images
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10. LW: Anthony Gordon
He had a tough end to the campaign but it was only last year Gordon was named Newcastle’s player of the year. | AFP via Getty Images
11. ST: Yoane Wissa
Progress on this one is slow after Brentford rejected a £40m bid this week, but it is still hoped a compromise can be reached due to the player's desire to join NUFC. | Getty Images