Aston Villa prepares for a demanding start to the season as they host Newcastle United at Villa Park on August 16 at 12:30 pm. With new manager Unai Emery at the helm, the team will look to make the most out of home pitch advantage in their first match of the season. Up next for Villa is a trip to Brentford on August 23, 3 pm. Standing in their way will be their first true away challenge of the season.
The club’s calendar doesn’t get much easier during all of August and even into the fall months. Following their tough trip to Brentford, Aston Villa will return home to face Crystal Palace on August 30, at 3 pm. This will be an important match for the team as they look to solidify an impressive early league result.
September Matches
September allows Aston Villa to further extend their preposterous schedule as they face a litany of important matches. Their first round opponents will be Everton at an away tie on a date to be confirmed in September. Just three days later, they’ll face off against Sunderland in yet another away matchup. These games will be a good gauge of the squad’s stamina as they cope with the rigors of two away fixtures in consecutive rounds.
The team’s next match will see them return to Villa Park for a home match against Fulham with a 3 pm kickoff on September 30th. It’s a good opportunity to pick up more important points in this tricky fixture for Aston Villa. They’ll be doing it in front of their fervent hometown fans.
October and November Challenges
As October rolls in, Aston Villa is really up against the wall with the most difficult stretch of games yet. In terms of the fixtures, they will welcome Burnley to their home ground on a date to be confirmed in October. Following that, they’ll draw Tottenham, again on the road. That last match of the month is a critical home match against fellow title holders Manchester City. Villa will almost certainly get a chance to prove their newfound competitiveness against one of the league’s best sides.
In November, Aston Villa will play Liverpool in an away match. They’ll have Bournemouth home as well, followed by a second successive away trip to Leeds. The month comes to an end with an important home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The team is eager to build some consistency and push themselves to a higher level in this key stretch.
December Fixtures
In December, Aston Villa will face Brighton away on December 3 at 8 pm, before hosting Arsenal at home on December 6 at 3 pm. All these encounters will be critical as the season nears its halfway point. Every single point that they earn this year is going to be critical as they look to seek success in their league.
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