Unai Emery faced the media this afternoon ahead of Aston Villa's opening game of the Premier League season against Newcastle. The Spaniard discussed team news, preparations for the upcoming campaign, ambitions for this season and transfers. 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 🆚 Newcastle (H) 🏆 Premier League 🗣️ Unai Emery pic.twitter.com/Nu7HU98Ypk — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 15, 2025 Team News The big talking point is that Morgan Rogers is fit to feature tomorrow despite suffe

The 2025/26 Premier League season kicks off with a huge clash at Villa Park, as Aston Villa host Newcastle United in a match that could set the tone for their campaigns. Both sides finished level on points last season, with Newcastle edging out Villa for a Champions League spot on goal difference. With new signings, key absences, and lofty ambitions, this opening weekend encounter promises to be a fiercely contested affair. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa enjoyed a stellar 2024/25 season, finishing si

It is that time of the year again; with the Premier League set to kick off tomorrow evening when Bournemouth travel to Anfield to face reigning champions Liverpool, it’s time for Premier League table predictions. While it is very likely that it blows up in my face come the end of the season in one way or another, here is my predicted Premier League table in descending order. Who will be next? pic.twitter.com/w2upYPsu72 — Premier League (@premierleague) August 13, 2025 1st: Manchester Cit

Newcastle United have reached a significant milestone in their summer transfer window, agreeing a £40 million deal with Aston Villa for the versatile midfielder Jacob Ramsey. The transfer, confirmed by multiple sources including transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, marks a major coup for the Magpies as they bolster their squad ahead of the 2025/26 Premier League season. 🚨⚪️⚫️ EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle, here we go! Agreement for £40m fee from Aston Villa. Ramsey agreed on personal te

Aston Villa kick-off their Premier League campaign as they host Newcastle on Saturday. Both teams will be aiming for Champions League qualification and it will be the second time in three seasons that they face each other on the opening day of the Premier League. Newcastle won the previous match 5-1 in the 2023/24 season. Aston Villa Overview Villa come into this game with a fantastic home record, losing only one game throughout the whole of last season in the Premier League, which was a 2-0

Marco Asensio joined Aston Villa on loan in January from PSG. It was reported that Villa were keen on signing him permanently after his loan finished, but decided against it due to their need to reduce their wage bill and with Asensio being on high wages. The four-time Champions League winner has attracted interest from clubs in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. A move to Fenerbache was close with agreements reached between the clubs, however, Asensio was waiting for other options to emerge and now a re

Amid speculation that he would follow James McAtee in making the switch from Manchester to Nottingham, Rico Lewis has said to Tyrone Marshall of the Manchester Evening News that he wishes to remain at Manchester City. "I've always wanted to play for City. It's my dream club." If City sell Rico Lewis this summer, it will be against the player's wishes. He has no desire to leave the Etihad #mcfc https://t.co/mFZsWyLiKA — Tyrone Marshall (@TyMarshall_MEN) August 17, 2025 Transfer speculati

It's easy for supporters to get carried away by results after just one matchday of the new 2025/2026 Premier League season. West Ham United's 3-0 loss away to newly promoted Sunderland on Wearside showed signs that the Hammers faithful may be in for a long season. These signs, however, are not just early-season cobwebs that simply need dusting off. A continuation of problems carried over from previous seasons was on show at the Stadium of Light, as a lacklustre second half in particular gave Gr

The most anticipated match-up this weekend sees Manchester United take on Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday, as both managers look to make a winning start to what is surely going to be a campaign filled with keen eyes, they will also look to restore their team to where they belong. After dominating the English league for a long time, United fans would not have believed that they would one day finish 15th in the English Premier League, while the Gunners, who feel it's time they win the league ag

Match Report Not a single Sunderland fan could’ve predicted that result. The last time the Mackems won a Premier League match was a 2-0 away win at Hull in May 2017, and today Sunderland swept aside West Ham United 3-0 at the Stadium of Light. The pre-match scenes were raucous, the sell-out home crowd brought the noise and passion from well before kickoff. The lads started strong and on the front foot, with an early, well-worked chance for Habib Diarra, saved by Mads Hermansen. West Ham then

Brighton were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham at the Amex Stadium, with Matt O’Riley’s second-half penalty puting the hosts ahead before Rodrigo Muniz struck late to level the scores in stoppage time. First Half Both sides struggled to fashion clear openings in a cagey opening 45 minutes. Fulham shaded possession but offered little in the way of genuine chances, leaving the interval goalless at 0-0. Second Half The breakthrough arrived on 55 minutes when Kaoru Mitoma was brought down in the b

Saturday, 16 August 2025 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland Sunderland secured a commanding 3-0 victory over West Ham United in their Premier League opener, announcing their return to the top flight with style in front of a raucous home crowd. First Half Both sides struggled to carve out clear opportunities in a cagey opening 45 minutes. West Ham dominated possession with 64%, but Sunderland’s organised defence nullified every threat, leaving the interval goalless at 0-0. Second Half The dead

Tottenham Hotspur kicked off their Premier League campaign with a commanding 3-0 victory over newly promoted Burnley, marking a perfect start for head coach Thomas Frank’s era in N17. Two clinical finishes from Richarlison and a neat strike by Brennan Johnson sealed all three points in front of a buoyant home crowd. First Half Spurs dominated possession from the whistle, controlling 68% of the ball as they probed Burnley’s defence with patient build-up play. Early pressure paid off on 10 minu

Villa Park, August 16, 2025 — Aston Villa and Newcastle United played out a tense 0-0 draw at Villa Park to open their 2025–26 Premier League campaigns. In a game that promised attacking flair and European pedigree, neither side could find the breakthrough, despite Newcastle dominating large stretches of the match and Aston Villa being reduced to ten men midway through the second half. Newcastle’s Early Dominance The Magpies started the brighter of the two sides, pressing high and forcing Vil

Sunderland have had the most active summer transfer window in recent memory, smashing the record for money spent as a promoted club, so it’s plausible there are some moves you may have missed over the summer! Fear not, as I will cover every transfer move made this window by Regis Le Bris, Kristjaan Speakman, and Florent Ghisolfi in the Sunderland front office in chronological order, to keep you up to speed before the Premier League season kicks off for the Black Cats. Enzo Le Fée - Attacking

Newcastle United have spent the past few weeks in a battle to keep star striker Alexander Isak, who has gone on strike amid an attempt to force a move through to reigning champions Liverpool. There is an implication from Isak’s camp that he will refuse to play for the club even if he fails in this attempt. But no matter what, Newcastle need to stand by their decision even if it means sitting on the player for the next 12 months. Alexander Isak will NOT be in Newcastle's squad this weekend 🚨