Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Newcastle
Match Time & Date:
12/08/2023
18:30
Prediction: 2-1
Aston Villa
Newcastle United and Aston Villa square off against each other at St James’ Park in the closing match of Saturday’s program. The Magpies crushed Villarreal 4-0 in their last warm-up game and they are no on a quest to kick off the new EPL campaign in style. Both Emil Krafth and Matthew Longstaff are out of contention with injuries, while Joseph Willock and Fabian Schar are rated doubtful for the season opener. New signing Sandro Tonali should make his Newcastle debut against Villa as well as former Leicester City midfielder Harvey Barnes.
The Villans, meanwhile, finished the last Premier League campaign in 7th place in the standings and, as a result, they will represent England in the Conference League this term. Anyhow, home win should be considered as over the years the Magpies have turned their St James’ Park into a real fortress. Aston Villa chiefs have signed the likes of Pau Torres, Moussa Diaby, and Youri Tielemans in the summer transfer window, while Marvelous Nakamba and Ashley Young left the Villa Park outfit.
Highlighted Player (Emiliano Buendia):
Born on the 25th of December, 1996, Emiliano Buendia or "Emi" is an Argentine footballer who plays for Norwich City in the Premier League. Born in Mar del Plata, the pacey winger's youth career was initially spent playing for local club Cadetes de San Martin.
In 2009, he left Argentina to join Real Madrid and then Getafe in 2010 with whom he signed his first professional contract four years later. Buendia spent his primary season at Getafe playing for the reserves and made his professional debut the following season in a 1-0 away loss to Almeria on the 1st of February, 2015. After spending over three years at the club, Buendia left Getafe in 2017 on a year-long loan to join Cultural Leonesa.
At the end of the loan period, Buendia returned to Getafe, who, in turn, sold him to English club Norwich City. The 22-year-old so far has made 50 appearances for the Canaries, scoring 8 goals and providing 21 assists in the process. Buendia, who has both Spanish and Argentinian citizenship, has represented both countries at the under-19 level.
Highlighted Team (Newcastle):
Newcastle United failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign and, as a result, they dropped to the English second tier. The Magpies will host their rivals at their St. James’ Park in the 2016/2017 Championship campaign and it has to be noted that the capacity of the stadium is 52,354.
Newcastle United have won four domestic trophies (1904/1905, 1906/1907, 1908/1909, 1926/1927), while lifting six FA Cup titles (1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955) and a number of star players were part of the St. James’ Park outfit in the past.
David Ginola, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Nolberto Solano, Gary Speed, Obafemi Martins and Kevin Nolan are notable footballers who are still remembered at the club. Newcastle’s fiercest rivals are Sunderland and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Tyne-Wear derby. The color of Newcastle’s home kit is black and white.
