Newcastle United dealt double injury blow ahead of Aston Villa clash
Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive ahead of Villa’s first game of the new Premier League season away at Newcastle
Newcastle United will be without Emil Krafth and Joe Willock for Saturday’s Premier League game against Aston Villa.
Unai Emery’s side face a tough trip to St James’ Park in their first game of the new season on Saturday, August 12 (kick-off: 17:30pm). The Magpies finished fourth last season and will be playing Champions League football in 2023/24.
Newcastle are also set to hand a debut to defender Tino Livramento who is expected to be fit for Saturday’s game. The full-back has arrived from Southampton on a five-year contract.
But Eddie Howe’s team will have to deal with a couple of absentees in a potential boost for the Villans this weekend. Defender Krafth and midfielder Willock will be unavailable against Villa.
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