Aston Villa Review: the 2025/26 Premier League season begins!

The new Premier League season is here. Quick! Enjoy it before VAR starts doing yellow cards!Aston Villa kick off the new league campaign against Newcastle United, with whom they share a pretty tricky summer transfer window experience in 2025 but whose fate in the market they have, so far, managed to avoid.Villa have brought in Evann Guessand since last we spoke and Marco Asensio seems like a distinct possibility too. Sadly, Jacob Ramsey looks destined to leave – to Newcastle – because that’s how it works now.This week, we look ahead to Saturday’s game against Newcastle, to the first few games of the season, and to the overall sense of readiness or otherwise around the club as kick-off approaches.Chris Nee and Steven Green also discuss Villa’s friendly against Marseille and Tyrone Mings being a titan. It’s fun! You should listen.If you enjoy our podcast, the best ways to express that are:* Subscribe to the podcast and, if you can, pick up a paid subscription to Aston Villa Review for just £4 per month* Tell every Villa supporter you’ve ever metYou can subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts and wherever else you download your podcasts by searching for Aston Villa Review. Get full access to Aston Villa Review at www.astonvillareview.com/subscribe