Newcastle United and Aston Villa are set to kick off their 2023-24 Premier League campaigns with a meeting at St. James' Park on Saturday.
Both sides were involved in a six-goal draw in the Premier League Summer Series encounter in July, after Eddie Howe led the Magpies to a spot in the Champions League, whereas Unai Emery's men will partake in the Europa Conference League qualifiers later this month.
Newcastle have won their last 14 league games played at home, while the Villans attempt to win their opening league fixture for the first time in five years.
Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Newcastle vs Aston Villa kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | Aug 12, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 12:30 pm EDT |
| Venue: | St. James' Park |
Venue and timing of the match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa is scheduled for August 12, 2023, at the St. James' Park football stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
It will kick off at 12:30 pm EDT in the United States (US).
How to watch Newcastle vs Aston Villa online - TV channels & live streams
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 | NBC | Watch here |
 | Sling TV | Watch here |
The game will be broadcast live on TV on UNIVERSO, Peacockand NBCand is available to stream online live through fuboTV and Sling TV.
GOAL will have the live updates of the game on its Live Match Center page.
Team news & squads
Newcastle team news
Howe has plenty of options from the club's new signings this summer, such as Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes and Tino Livramento.
The club's retained forwards in Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson would fight for a spot alongside Barnes in attack, with Anthony Gordon also giving a good account of himself with the England U21 side at the European Championship.
Emil Krafth, Javi Manquillo and Joe Willockare ruled out with injuries, and Fabian Schar a doubt.
Newcastle United possible XI: Pope; Trippier, Botman, Schar, Burn; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Barnes
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Pope, Dubravka, Karius, Gillespie |
| Defenders: | Botman, Schar, Lascelles, Targett, Burn, Dummett, Livramento, Trippier |
| Midfielders: | Guimaraes, Tonali, Hayden, Joelinton, Longstaff, Longstaff, Hendrick, Ritchie, Anderson, Miley, Fraser, Almiron, Murphy |
| Forwards: | Barnes, Gordon, Isak, Wilson |
Aston Villa team news
Alex Moreno, Emi Buendia and Jacob Ramsey are sidelined through injuries for the visitors, with Aaron Ramsey closing in a permanent switch to Burnley.
Coming from Bayer Leverkusen, Moussa Diaby has made a positive impact at the club to start going forward, while it is to be seen if Emery continues with a three-man backline like in the pre-season.
Meanwhile, Ollie Watkins should continue to lead the line of attack.
Aston Villa possible XI: Martinez; Konsa, Torres, Mings; Cash, Kamara, Tielemans, Digne; McGinn, Diaby; Watkins
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Martinez, Olsen |
| Defenders: | Torres, Konsa, Mings, Carlos, Hause, Digne, Cash, Chambers |
| Midfielders: | Kamara, Dendoncker, Luiz, McGinn, Tielemans, Iroegbunam, Bailey, Coutinho, Philogene, Diaby, Traore |
| Forwards: | Watkins, Duran, Archer, Davis |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2023 | Newcastle 3-3 Aston Villa | Premier League Summer Series |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Aston Villa 3-0 Newcastle | Premier League |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Newcastle 4-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Newcastle 1-0 Aston Villa | Premier League |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle | Premier League |